Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a widely adopted pre-operative investigatory tool for thyroid nodules. The British Thyroid Association (BTA) recently updated guidelines recommending that an FNAC that initially yields benign cytology (Thy2) should be repeated if there is any clinical or ultrasound (US) suspicion (1). We postulate that there is a tendency for a more conservative approach in older age groups with smaller thyroid nodules on US studies.<...

A 74 year old lady was admitted with an agitated depression. She had been taking Lorazepam and Olanzapine throughout the preceding 6 months. Escitalopram had been introduced 2 months prior to admission and the dose was escalated 3 weeks prior to presentation. The dose of Olanzapine was doubled at the same time.She was treated with sotalol for atrial fibrillation and she had documented labile hypertension (BP range 77/57–250/118). She had fluctuating...