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Hypopituitarism


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Alternate Names : Pituitary Insufficiency

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Hypopituitarism Diagnosis & Tests

Diagnosis of hypopituitarism must confirm decreased hormone levels due to an abnormality of the pituitary gland and rule out disease of the target organ.

cranial CT scan, revealing a tumor or abnormal mass in the pituitary gland
cranial MRI, revealing a tumor or abnormal mass in the pituitary or hypothalamus
serum luteinizing hormone (LH), decreased or normal
serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), decreased or normal
serum testosterone level, decreased
serum estradiol (estrogen), decreased
serum cortisol, decreased
serum ACTH, decreased
T4 (thyroid hormone), decreased
serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), elevated, decreased, or normal
serum thyroid stimulating hormone response to thyroid-releasing hormone, decreased
serum growth hormone (GH), decreased
serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), decreased

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Review Date : 5/10/2002
Reviewed By : Stephanie Fish, M.D., Division of Endocrinology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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