Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The clinical presentation of hyperthyroidism has been studied in the ambulatory caresetting. Our hospital performs a TSH test for all newly admitted patients.Aim: To describe the clinical presentation of patients with overt hyperthyroidism during hospitalization and to study the association between thyroid hormone levels and the clinical picture.Methods: A retrospective study of 250 hospitalized patients from an 11-year...