Case study 1

A 23-year-old man presented to his general practitioner with complaints of osmotic symptoms for the past six weeks

His Body mass index (BMI) is 23.6kg/m2. He confirms a family history of diabetes on his father’s side and admits to being busy with his daily physical activities. He has a...

Case study 1

A five-month old infant presents with irritability, respiratory distress and vomiting

A five-month-old infant girl presented with irritability, poor feeding, vomiting and grunting. She had no history of polyuria or polydipsia, but it is difficult to assess at this age due to nappy use and on...

Introduction

Amyloidosis is a disorder of protein folding, where structurally diverse precursor proteins adopt an abnormal but common fibrillar structure, ultimately damaging tissue structure and leading to organ dysfunction. Depending on the dominantly affected organ, a patient may be referred on to a...

Diabetes mellitus is an umbrella term for a group of metabolic disorders that are universally associated with hyperglycaemia and affect one in every six pregnancies.¹ Pre-gestational diabetes refers to diabetes diagnosed prior to pregnancy and includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes, while gestational diabetes...

Nearly One-quarter of the Irish population is now classified as obese with a 1,200% increase in the number of Irish people with a BMI over 50 in the past 30 years. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity leading to sustained weight loss and control of comorbid conditions.¹ Bariatric...