Diagnostic Protocols in Endocrinology

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada is currently working as professor and head of the Department of Endocrinology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. He has more than 250 peer-reviewed international publications and has delivered numerous oral and posters presentations in multiple international meetings. He is the President-Elect of the Endocrine Society of India and RSSDI (Punjab Chapter). He is on the editorial board of reputed journals such as the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Calcified Tissue International, and Journal of Endocrine Investigation. He is also the principal investigator of the Indian PHPT Registry and the rare metabolic bone disease registry.    Dr. Liza Das is a clinical endocrinologist working at the department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. She has, to her credit, over 60 peer-reviewed publications in acclaimed journals like Diabetes Care, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Pituitary and Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. Her work also includes book chapters in national textbooks about diabetes, pituitary, and COVID-19. She also serves on the editorial board of prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Endocrinology and Plos One and is a reviewer for international journals. Apart from presentations at the US Endo, British Endocrine Society and the international webinar in pituitary medicine (Endotext), she was recently invited for her guest lecture at US Endo, 2022 in the Pituitary symposium.   Dr. Rimesh Pal is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Endocrinology at the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, India. He has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in renowned international and national journals, including The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Osteoporosis International, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Indian Journal of Medical Research, amongst others. He is a regular reviewer for multiple international and national journals. Besides, he is an Editor of multiple international journals, notably, the Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Osteoporosis, Endocrine and Metabolic Science, Frontiers Endocrinology: Bone Research, and PLOS One. He was the recipient of the distinguished C. Wayne Bardin International Travel Award for the year 2022 which is awarded by the Endocrine Society to only one endocrinologist globally.

Protocol for testing in diabetes, thyroid and related disorders.- Standard oral glucose tolerance test.- Evaluation of gestational diabetes mellitus.- Glucagon-stimulated c-peptide test.-  Mixed meal test.- Prolonged supervised fast.- Selective arterial calcium stimulation test.- TRH releasing test.- T3 suppression test.- Protocol for testing in pituitary disorders.- Insulin induced hypoglycaemia/Insulin tolerance test.- Clonidine stimulation test.- Glucagon stimulation test.- Levodopa stimulation test.- Oral glucose tolerance test for acromegaly.-  Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling.- CRH stimulation test.- AVP stimulation test.- Low dose dexamethasone suppression test.- High dose dexamethasone suppression test.- Patient instruction sheet for dexamethasone suppression test.- Patient instruction sheet for 24 hour urinary free cortisol estimation.- Patient instruction sheet for 2300 h awake cortisol.