Endocrine Abstracts

A 50-year-old woman was referred with a history of chronic, symptomatic hypokalaemia. She also had hypertension. There was no history of diarrhoea, increased bowel motions, vomiting, or laxatives/diuretic use. She was not diabetic and she did not have menopausal symptoms. Her mother had seven strokes and myocardial infarction. On examination weight is 69.9 kg, height 1.65 m, BP 163/99, pulse 70, heart sounds normal, and examination of the abdomen was unremarkable. ECG was norm...

There is limited data on vitamin D status in patients with learning disabilities. As a group they possess multiple risk factors for vitamin D deficiency including limited access to sunlight, problems with mobility and anticonvulsant use. We reviewed the data for 105 patients with learning disabilities grouped according to the severity of learning disability (profound, severe, moderate, and mild). Data was available on vitamin D and calcium levels, dose of vitamin D3 needed to ...