Hypopituitarism

Question 1

What 6 hormones does the ant pituitary release?

Answer 1

FSH and LH

Prolactin

GH

ACTH

TSH

Question 2

Common causes:

What do you think some common causes would be? - 2

What diseases would cause infiltration of this endocrine organ?

Apoplexy is a cause. What is it?

Hypophysitis is also a cause. What is it?

Answer 2

Pituitary adenoma and other tumours
Previous surgery/radiotherapy

Haemochromatosis

Pituitary apoplexy is bleeding into or impaired blood supply of the pituitary gland. This usually occurs in the presence of a tumor of the pituitary, although in 80% of cases this has not been diagnosed previously.

Hypophysitisis a rare condition which involves the acute or chronic inflammation of the pituitary gland or pituitary stalk.

Question 3

Presentation depends on what hormone is deficient.

Answer 3

Presentation depends on what hormone is deficient.

Question 4

What hormone is usually the first to go?

What hormone is usually last to go?

Answer 4

GH is first

ACTH is usually last