Hyper & Hypopituitarism Introduction Hyperpituitarism is the result of excess secretion of adenohypophyseal trophic hormones. Hypopituitarism is the decreased secretion of one or more of the pituitary hormones. If there is decreased secretion of most pituitary hormones‚ this condition is called panhypopituitarism (pan meaning "all"). Historical Background The pituitary was known by Galen‚ and various theories were proposed about its role in the body. In the late 19th century‚ acromegaly
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HGH You may have never heard of hypopituitarism until your child was diagnosed with it. Hypopituitarism occurs when the anterior (front) lobe of the pituitary gland loses its ability to make hormones. The resulting symptoms depend on which hormones are no longer being produced by the gland. The pituitary gland controls many hormones including the growth hormone. A case with hypopituitarism could have symptoms that involve blood pressure‚ blood sugar‚ kidney function‚ sexual drive and multiple
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MULTIPLE PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY | | Genetic Forms of Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency. | | Quite a few genes involved in embryonic development are candidates to explain multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) (Chapter 550). There are several distinctive heritable forms of MPHD. Mutations of transcription factor genes that are only expressed in the anterior pituitary lead to simple phenotypes with varying combinations of anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies
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Orphan Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra I. Summary The story of the movie entitled “ORPHAN” is all about a 33 year old woman who has a condition called Hypopituitarism‚ which is a condition that stunned her physical appearance that made her‚ looked like a 9 year old girl. The story begins when Kate Coleman lose her third child‚ she was so depressed because of what happened to her child. Kate and John decided to adopt a child from an orphanage; they chose a 9 year old girl named Esther because
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Chief complaint: hair loss that started several months ago. History of Present Illness This 45 year old female presents with: 1. Hair loss The patient presents with hair loss that began 5 months ago. The problem is mild to moderate and has worsened. The initial location of hair loss was the diffuse scalp and temporal region that occurred gradually. Symptoms are associated with very low carbohydrate dieting and new medication within 3 - 6 months (Aleve). Symptoms are not associated with hair
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BASIC CONCEPTS ENDOCRINE SYSTEM :- In physiology‚ the endocrine system is a system of glands‚ each of which secretes a type of hormone into the bloodstream to regulate the body. It derives from the Greek words endo meaning inside‚ within‚ and crinis for secrete. The endocrine system is an information signal system like the nervous system. Hormones are substances (chemical mediators) released from endocrine tissue into the bloodstream that attach to target tissue and allow communication among
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eleventh and thirteenth chromosome. Results Causes abnormal growth throughout the body‚ most noticeable in the hands‚ feet‚ height‚ weight and forehead. Symptoms Tall‚ Mild to moderate obesity‚ Macrocephaly (big head)‚ Headaches‚ Visual changes‚ Hypopituitarism‚ Soft tissue hypertrophy (increase in growth)‚ Exaggerated growth of the hands and feet‚ with thick
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Endocrine The endocrine gland system helps produce and deliver hormones. These help take control of many important body parts. It also helps your body change your calories into energy. Endocrine system is important because it impacts how your heart beats‚ how your tissues grow and even if you can have a baby. It also plays a role if you would or wouldn’t develop thyroid‚ growth disorders‚ or a host of other hormone related disorders. The glands of the endocrine system let go of specific hormones
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Obesity is a monumental dilemma affecting the health and well-being of the world’s population(1-3). This is not a new problem‚ but rather a rapidly increasing one among children‚ adolescents and adults(4-6). The reasons for this escalation are multi-factorial; each must be appreciated and precisely addressed before solutions to obesity are practical (7). The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES cycles I‚ II & III) have been surveying the prevalence of obesity in American children
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[3] The most likely cause is an imbalance in the suppression of glucose utilization by ketone bodies and a limited rate of hepatic glucose production.[4] Diagnosis requires exclusion of other causes of hypoglycemia‚ particularly GH deficiency‚ hypopituitarism‚ adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) unresponsiveness‚ and glycogen synthase deficiency‚ all of which may have similar presentations. Here we report a child presented to us for dental extractions under general anaesthesia. An eight-year-old boy
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