Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction is one of the commonest endocrine disorders with hypothyroidism being the most common thyroid dysfunction in the elderly population[1]. An elderly patient with thyroid dysfunction can be asymptomatic, or present with non-specific symptoms, making biochemical testing of thyroid function useful and essential. We reviewed the screening rate and prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in older medical patient patients admitted to an Irish sec...

Lactation is under the control of the anterior and posterior pituitary via prolactin and oxytocin release. A number of galactogogues, including dopamine antagonists, have been described and used with success in lactation induction. To date, there are no reports in the literature of their use in patients with panhypopituitarism. We present the case of a forty-year-old female known to endocrinology services with a background of anterior panhypopituitarism and AVP deficiency asso...