Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder causing hyperthyroidism. Variations of functional profile as well as type and titer of thyroid specific antibodies makes the control often difficult. One treatment option is adding levothyroxine to anti-thyroid drugs (ATDs), so-called block-replace therapy (BRT).Aim: To study the BRT impact on lipid profile, thyroid function tests (TFTs) and TSH receptor antibodies (TRAb). <p class="ab...

Resistant hypertension of endocrine cause can make for a challenging diagnosis but it certainly is a very important one.Case report: We present the case of a 65 year old male patient with a history of arterial hypertension and hypokalemia for the past 10 years, for which he was prescribed a combination of alpha and beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), loop diuretic, and spironolactone. The lack of response to thi...