Endocrine Abstracts

A 64-year-old man was referred with an incidental finding of multiple bilateral thyroid cysts following CT scanning for abdominal pain. He had originally presented with an acute episode of left upper quadrant pain. CT scan of the abdomen demonstrated multiple lesions in the liver compatible with simple cysts. There were also multiple bilateral renal cysts, of which the largest was 10 cm. A small amount of retroperitoneal fluid was seen, probably as a result of a ruptured cyst....

Objective: The British Thyroid Association (BTA) published guidelines for thyroid function testing (TFTs) in June 2006, recommending that TFTs should not be requested for acute medical patients in the absence of specific clinical indications. This audit assesses the proportion of thyroid function tests performed on acute medical inpatients that are indicated.Design: Retrospective data collection on 205 sequential thyroid function tests performed over 3 m...

Prior to May 2011, we ran four separate consultant-led endocrine services with six-eight new patient referrals identifiable per week with hyperthyroidism. These were seen ‘ad hoc’ in general endocrine clinics, where their needs were not prioritised compared to other endocrine referrals, resulting in concern around the timeliness of their care.We identified 203 patients under active follow-up (FU) (active=on anti-thyroid medications or within 6 ...