NON FUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMAS AND HYPOPITUITARISM Flashcards
1
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WHAT ARE NON FUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMAS?
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- biochemically inactive tumours
- tumour doesn’t result in symptoms based on excess production of hormones, therefore only diagnosed until tumour affects other structures.
2
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HOW DO NON FUNCTIONING PITUITARY ADENOMAS?
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- visual field loss
- headache
- hypopituitarism
3
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WHEN IS SURGERY INDICATED FOR NON FUNCTIONING ADENOMAS?
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- visual field defect or threat to vision
4
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WHAT IS HYPOPITUITARISM?
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- a rare disorder in which your pituitary gland fails to produce one or more hormones, or doesn’t produce enough hormones
5
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WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF ACQUIRED HYPOPITUITARISM?
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- pituitary tumour
- diabetes insipidus
6
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WHAT SYMPTOMS OF HYPOPITUITARISM?
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- lethargy
- weight gain
- sexual dysfunction
7
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HOW IS ACTH DEFICIENCY TREATED?
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- hydrocortisone replacement
8
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HOW IS TSH DEFICIENCY TREATED?
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- thyroxine replacement
9
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HOW IS GONADOTROPHIN DEFICIENCY IN MEN TREATED?
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- testosterone
10
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HOW IS GONADOTROPHIN DEFICIENCY IN WOMEN TREATED?
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- oestrogen and progesterone
11
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HOW IS GROWTH HORMONE DEIFICIENCY TREATED?
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- growth hormone given as daily subcutaneous injection
