Endocrine Abstracts

A 55 year-old Nepalese lady, previously fit and well, presented to her GP 2 months ago with palpitations and weight loss. She was diagnosed with Graves thyrotoxicosis based on her clinical history and biochemistry, and was started on carbimazole 40 mg daily. She suffered from COVID19 infection a month later and started self-isolating. She continued to feel unwell for three weeks but did not seek urgent medical attention due to the perceived general recommended isolation guidel...

39-year-old female, with a past medical history of Graves Hyperthyroidism, underwent total thyroidectomy 18 years ago, with resultant hypoparathyroidism, hypocalcaemia and hypothyroidism. Her calcium levels are usually in the range of 1.6-1.8 mmol/l, but there are times when it can go to dangerously low levels (range of 1.4-1.15 mmol/l) causing symptoms, sometimes with ECG changes, requiring hospital admissions and IV calcium replacements. There is no parathyroid activity dete...