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Endocrinology Department Information

Main Office

• 2^nd Floor, Riverside, 80927, fax 81159

Inpatient Services Ward 26

• Dr Tom Cawood, Dr David Cole, Dr Catherine Conway, Dr Penny Hunt, Dr Belinda Schouten, Dr Steven Soule

Consultation and On-call Service - Daily

Contact Endocrinologist or Endocrine Registrar. For consults fax referral to 81159.

Consultation Guidelines

Adults

• Pituitary, adrenal, gonadal, corticosteroid use or requirement, calcium and electrolyte problems including unexplained hypoglycaemia, osteoporosis. Disorders of growth and/or puberty, amenorrhoea, hypogonadism, hirsutism, 'endocrine' hypertension, infertility and gynaecological endocrinology.

Thyroid Disorders - Nuclear Medicine Department.

• Medical Consultation (Drs Cawood/Hunt/Schouten), 80890, fax 80869

Children (<12 years)

• Endocrine disorders, growth, etc. through Department of Paediatrics (Dr Karen Mackenzie) in the first instance or Dr Penny Hunt.

Other Services

• Endocrine Laboratory (Endolab), 80848, fax 80818

  Laboratory technical consultation, test and sampling enquiries.

• Medical consultation and patient enquiries, 80927, fax 81159
• Endocrine special test nurses, 80934, fax 81159

Within the hospital, details on request, logistics and interpretation of endocrine tests are available - search for "endocrinology" on the CDHB intranet.

HealthPathways also has succinct clinical information for medical staff, and HealthInfo has a number of patient information resources.

Topic Code: 1357