Pituitary Disorders
Jorge Muniz, creator of Medcomic, is an artist and absolute genius. Using his representations of different pathologies definitely helped me better grasp subjects in PA school.
Somatotropinoma (Agromegaly / Gigantism)
Diabetes Insipidus
Central (Cranium) vs Nephrogenic
Look for the patient who just started ***LITHIUM*** and now how polydipsia and polyuria
Diagnosis initially made by water restriction.
Desmopressin test helps determine if central vs nephrogenic
Pituitary Adenomas
MC Prolactinoma
Look for the patient who started to have headaches with loss of vision to his lateral fields
[Pituitary adenoma is pushing on optic chiasm causing **BITEMPORAL HEMIANOPSIA**]
MRI test of choice
Tx: Depends on what type of adenoma it is
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