Distribution and Characteristics of Diseases in Endocrine Emergency Consultation
10.3969/j.issn.1674-9081.2015.05.002
- VernacularTitle:内分泌急诊会诊疾病分布及特点
- Author:
Shi CHEN
1
;
Xiao-Ping XING
;
Feng GU
;
Xiao-Feng CHAI
;
Fan PING
;
Hui PAN
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院 北京协和医学院 北京协和医院内分泌科 卫生部内分泌重点实验室
- Keywords:
endocrine;
emergency consultation
- From:
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital
2015;(5):324-326
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To describe the disease distribution in endocrine emergency consultation. Meth-ods The pattern and characteristics of emergency cases encountered by endocrinology chief resident of Peking Union Medical College Hospital from March 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Results A total of 196 patients received consultation in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. The most common diagnosis was electrolyte disturbance ( 69 cases, 35. 2%) , followed by thyroid disease ( 56 cases, 28. 6%) and carbohydrate metabolic disorder (49 cases, 25. 0%) . Hyponatremia was the most common electro-lyte disturbance (65. 2%) . The number of emergency consultation cases in winter and spring (110 cases) excee-ded that in autumn and summer (86 cases), so did the proportion of electrolyte disturbance cases (39. 1% vs. 30. 2%) . The euthyroid sick syndrome was common in the Intensive Care Unit in the analyzed consultation cases (28. 6%) . Conclusion Disease pattern in endocrine emergency consultation cases has changed. Electrolyte disturbance becomes a common and important disease in endocrine emergency consultation and we should there-fore pay serious attention to this condition in clinical practice.
