Pituatary diseease Flashcards
what is hyper sectino of gh
acromeglay or gigantism if before epitpseal plates seal
what is hypersection of acth
cushings
what is hypersection of prolactin
hyperprolactinemae
what is hyposection of main cause
tumoru in pitutaary
what are teh soft tissues overgrowth signs of acromegaly
spade like hands
wide feet
coarse facial features
thick lips and tounge
carpal tunnel syndome
sweatting
complacation of acromegaly
headach, chiasmal compression, diabetes mellitus, hypertieon
cardiomyotphy
sleepapnes
colon polyps
how si teh diagnoss of acromglay made
gh - and if it can be supersed by insulin- through inclrus glucose
vision changes
igf 1 as it has a longer half life than gh
mri for pituatar ademnoa
acromelgy
hyposection of gh from anteiroer pituatary
type of cacner of acromeglay
pitutary adenoma
non pituary cause of acromeglay
other cancers such as lung or pancreastic stimuar gsrh
treatment for acromegaly surgery
removal of pituary tumour through trans spenoid surgery
radiothary
hormones to stop growth of tumour
medical treatment ofr acromegaly
Pegvisomant is a growth hormone receptor antagonist given daily by a subcutaneous injection
Somatostatin analogues (e.g., octreotide) block growth hormone release
Dopamine agonists (e.g., bromocriptine) block growth hormone release
cause of cushing
excess cortisol
effet of cushings
tissue breakdown,, sodium retieion inuslin antagonism (diabetes)
signs of cushigh
skin atrpoy
spontaneous purpura
proxial myopthy
osteoproriss
growth arrest in childrne
pink striea
facila mooning
odema
achtm dependt cushing syndome
pittuar tumoru - cushings disease
ecotpic acht section form lung cancer
acth indepent cushings
adrenal tumoure
corticosterid treatmetn