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big pituatry gland
zkadhem - 07-23-09 12:16
A 34-year-old woman with amenorrhea is found to have an enlarged pituitary gland. Her prolactin level is 80 ng/L (normal, less than 20 ng/L), and her thyrotropin level is 100 μU/mL (normal, 0.5 to 4.5 μU/mL). Which of the following is the best treatment option for this patient?
zkadhem - 07-23-09 12:16
A 34-year-old woman with amenorrhea is found to have an enlarged pituitary gland. Her prolactin level is 80 ng/L (normal, less than 20 ng/L), and her thyrotropin level is 100 μU/mL (normal, 0.5 to 4.5 μU/mL). Which of the following is the best treatment option for this patient?
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#19
Re: big pituatry gland babbu5508 - 08-30-10 00:06 My answer is: d.
the woman rbably has a pituitary adenoma which causes hypersecretion of the trophic hormones which inturn raises the other hormones...hyperprolactinema resulting in amenorrhoea
#24
Re: big pituatry gland tariqahmed110 - 10-11-11 02:20 she suffers from hypothyroidism as her raised thyrotropin level indicates the hyperprolactemia is associated with it in sever cases so the ans is b
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