Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Hypoglycaemia frequently occurs in hospital inpatients with diabetes mellitus. With better vigilance amongst healthcare staff, episodes of hypoglycaemia could be prevented and with better awareness of the treatment process, early reversal of hypoglycaemia could avert the development of adverse events in these patients. This study aimed to assess the management of hypoglycaemia in hospital inpatients.Methods: This was a retrospective study of ...

Background: Radionuclide thyroid scanning using technetium pertechnetate (Tc99m) is a useful aid in the differential diagnosis of benign thyroid disease. It is particularly useful in the differentiation of the causes of a thyrotoxic biochemical picture, e.g. viral thyroiditis, toxic nodular disease or Grave’s disease. This has implications for long-term management plans. However, its cost and exposure to radiation necessitate the need to justify its use in the ...