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Hormone Disorders
Causes and interventions
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
03/05/2009
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Term
Prolactin Hyper
 Definition

Causes: PRL <150=meds-antidepressants,opiates,H2 blockers, Ca Channel blockers, hormones, anithypertensive

PRL>150=adenoma

 

Interventions: Parlodel, Dostinex, Permax, or Surgery

rule out pregnancy and check testosterone

         
Term
Growth Hormone Hyper
 Definition

Causes:usually tumor

 

Interventions:Surgery (interventions seperate card), radiation

 

meds:monthly octreotide inj

bromocriptine-low then ↑; with meals; orthrostatic HypoTN

cabergoline-↓Side effect than above & more effective

pegvisomant-GH receptor agonist
Term
ACTH hyper
 Definition

 
Term
Growth Hormone Hypo
 Definition

Causes: in adults usually panhypopituitarism

 

Interventions:GH subcut daily children / 3xweek adults

                  

 

 
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