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===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ||
1. Prolactin: prolactinoma. | 1. Prolactin: prolactinoma. | ||
<br/>2. 24hr urinary free cortisol: for ACTH excess. | <br/>2. 24hr urinary free cortisol: for ACTH excess. | ||
<br/>3. 1mg Dexamethasone overnight suppression test | <br/>3. 1mg Dexamethasone overnight suppression test: for ACTH, cortisol excess. | ||
<br/>4. ACTH stimulation test | <br/>4. ACTH stimulation test: cortisol deficiency. | ||
<br/>5. FSH + LH | <br/>5. FSH + LH: gonadotroph. | ||
<br/>6. Alpha-subunit | <br/>6. Alpha-subunit: inactive pieces of glycoprotein that indicate that a pituitary mass is definitely pituitary and not a craniopharyngioma. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:29, 21 March 2023
SUMMARY
1. Prolactin: prolactinoma.
2. 24hr urinary free cortisol: for ACTH excess.
3. 1mg Dexamethasone overnight suppression test: for ACTH, cortisol excess.
4. ACTH stimulation test: cortisol deficiency.
5. FSH + LH: gonadotroph.
6. Alpha-subunit: inactive pieces of glycoprotein that indicate that a pituitary mass is definitely pituitary and not a craniopharyngioma.
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