Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0041s30.3 | Disorders of development and function of neurohypophysis | ECE2016

SIADH: current and future management options

Thompson Chris

SIADH is the commonest cause of hyponatraemia in hospital practice SIADH must be distinguished from hypovolaemic and hypervolaemic hyponatraemia, and a diagnosis of euvolaemic hyponatraemia is established, the main differential is between SIADH and glucocorticoid deficiency.Not all cases of SIADH require active management. Drug induced SIADH usually responds to drug withdrawal, though active management may speed up return to eunatraemia if the drug has a...

ea0059pl5 | Clinical Endocrinology Trust Visiting Professor Lecture | SFEBES2018

SIAD; a modern approach to diagnosis and management

Thompson Chris

The initial report of the syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis (SIAD) was published as recently as 1960 in the American Journal of Medicine. Schwartz and colleagues described an elegant series of physiological studies, in which two patients with hyponatraemia and lung carcinoma were shown to have an inability to excrete a water load, and who responded to water restriction with a rise in plasma sodium concentration. They termed this syndrome SIADH; in the 60 years since then,...

ea0038mte10 | (1) | SFEBES2015

Diagnosis and management of SIADH meet the Expert 10

Thompson Chris

Hyponatraemia is the commonest electrolyte abnormality in hospitalised patients and every published series has demonstrated that hyponatraemia is associated with increased mortality and substantial morbidity, including longer duration of hospital stay. The debate between the contribution between hyponatraemia and the causative condition to the increased mortality remains to be resolved, but increasing evidence points to an independent association with hyponatraemia. It is not ...

ea0034s5.2 | Endocrine consequences of major trauma | SFEBES2014

Pituitary sequelae of traumatic brain injury

Thompson Chris

Traumatic brain injury is well recognised to cause pituitary dysfunction. Although data suggests that this is uncommon after mild head injury (GCS 14–15), the consensus from a large number of papers, using different assays and methods of testing, is that 15–30% of long term survivors of TBI have pituitary dysfunction. This offers the option of medical therapy after TBI, to improve quality of life and, potentially, improve rehabilitation.In the ...

ea0028ye1.3 | Obtaining funding and networking for young endocrinologists | SFEBES2012

Career opportunities in the United States

Thompson Iain

An aspiration for many young researchers is to continue training beyond an advanced degree in another country. The current J-1 exchange visa, available to UK citizens for up to five years, provided a gateway for my exciting opportunity to pursue a career in the US. Attending international conferences, such as ENDO and BES, allowed me to identify research groups that were aligned with my interests and ambitions, setting the stage to apply and ultimately begin my current positio...

ea0026mte13 | (1) | ECE2011

Hyponatraemia

Thompson Chris

Hyponatraemia is the commonest electrolyte abnormality in hospitalised patients, with a prevalence of 20–30% and particularly high incidence in neurosurgical, pulmonary, geriatric, intensive care and oncology units. Up to 6% of patients have severe hyponatraemia (plasma sodium <125 mmol/l). A wealth of data is available which indicates that severe hyponatraemia is associated with cerebral irritation, causing confusion, coma and seizures, and significant excess mortali...

ea0019s61 | Interfaces between endocrinology and internal medicine | SFEBES2009

Hyponatraemia: investigation and management

Thompson Chris

Hyponatraemia is the commonest electrolyte abnormality in acute hospital admissions. The presence of hyponatraemia is a negative prognostic factor which is associated with increased duration of hospital stay and increased mortality; mortality rates exceed 50% when plasma sodium concentration is <115 mmol/l. Errors in establishing the aetiology of hyponatraemia have been shown to lead to inappropriate treatment, with adverse outcomes, so accurate diagnosis is an essential p...

ea0014s1.1 | Hypopituitarism | ECE2007

Traumatic brain injury-induced hypopituitarism: whom and when to test

Thompson Chris

A large body of evidence has accumulated to indicate that between 20–30% of survivors of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) develop permanent pituitary dysfunction. Growth hormone (GH) deficiency is the commonest abnormality documented in most studies followed by ACTH and gonadotrophin deficiency and hyperprolactinaemia, with TSH deficiency least common. In contrast to other forms of pituitary disease, the classical hierarchy of pituitary hormone failure is not always see...

ea0013s29 | Vitamin D – new perspectives | SFEBES2007

The Vitamin D receptor as a dual-functional mediator of endocrine and detoxification pathways

Thompson Paul

The nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) can recognize and bind the 1,25(OH)2D3 (1,25D) hormone and the carcinogenic bile acid lithocholic acid (LCA) as cognate ligands. VDR liganded with 1,25D or LCA can elicit expression of the metabolizing enzyme CYP3A4 within enteric cells, suggesting an important role for VDR in cellular detoxification in addition to its well-defined endocrine effects on calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Using a range of biochemical and...