Endocrine Abstracts

Patients with thyroid dysfunction require frequent clinic follow-up, but are often young and have difficulty taking time off work or college, leading to non-attendance and disruption to their treatment. The did not attend (DNA) rate of our endocrine clinic was 21.3%, of whom 44% comprised patients with thyroid disorders. Skype has already been used very successfully for follow-up in the Newham diabetes clinics for our young and ethnically diverse population. We wished to explo...

Introduction: Hyponatraemia is the commonest inpatient electrolyte abnormality and its severity correlates with inpatient mortality, length of stay and use of hospital resources. Frequently, hyponatraemia is not sufficiently acknowledged in the acute medical setting. The aim of this audit was to evaluate the investigation and management of hyponatraemia in a district general hospital.Methods: Seventy-seven hyponatraemic patients (Na<...

Background: Endocrine emergencies such as hyponatraemia and hypercalcaemia commonly present during unselected medical on-call. However, in our hospital a questionnaire survey of trainees revealed lack of confidence and preparedness in managing endocrine emergencies. 18 trainees responded (12 Foundation Year 1 (FY1), 1 Foundation Year 2 (FY2), 5 Core Medical trainees (CT1) reporting lack of confidence and preparedness in managing endocrine emergencies. 76.92% of FY1 doctors fel...