Tutorial 2

Question 1

Q: What can cause lack of ADH production? (5)

Answer 1

A: -hypothalamic tumour

• trauma
• infection
• ischaemia of hypothalamus

same things but for pituitary

Question 2

Q: What further investigation should be conducted if you discover someone is not producing ADH? Looking for? (2)

Answer 2

A: image the brain with MRI to visualise the pituitary and hypothalamus

mainly looking for inflammation of pituitary stalk or tumour