Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Growth hormone secretogogues (GHS) are popular among body building communities as muscle bulking agents. We present an interesting case of new onset diabetes induced by a combination of GHS and selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).Case report: A 34-years body builder was referred by his GP due to a 3-week history of polyuria, polydipsia and fatigue. He had recently used one cycle of a combination tablet which contained Ibutamoren ...

Section 1: Case history: A 61-year-old lady was referred by her GP to our endocrine clinic with abnormal thyroid function tests (TFTs) incidentally identified in routine blood tests. She had no symptoms suggestive of thyrotoxicosis apart from occasional palpitations when using inhalers for asthma. She had no family history of endocrine significance. She was on salbutamol, salmeterol, fluticasone inhalers and laxatives. Physical examination was unremarkable with no goitre. ...

Background: The aetiology of hyponatraemia in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is complex. Early studies have suggested a syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone picture. We undertook a real-world retrospective analysis of patients with hyponatraemia and COVID-19 hospitalised over a 12-month period and evaluated practice against European hyponatraemia guidelines to see if initial investigations and management were appropriate. Additionally, we evaluated whether hyponatraemia in C...

Case history: A 26-year-old female with a past medical history of migraines was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) with severe hypoglycaemia after drowsiness was noted by her partner in the early hours of the morning. On initial paramedic assessment, the patient had a reduced Glasgow Coma Scale (13/15), hypoglycaemia (capillary blood glucose of 0.9 mmol/l [16.2 mg/dl]), hypothermia (34.3 degrees Celsius [°C]) and bradycardia (heart rate 41 beats per minute). The patient...