10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPERPITUITARISM»
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Advances in
Hyperpituitarism Research and Treatment: 2011 ...
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Straight A's in Medical-surgical Nursing
hyperpituitarism. • GH radioimmunoassay: increased plasma GH and insulin- like
growth factor I levels • Glucose suppression test: failure to suppress the hormone
level to below the accepted norm of 2 ng/ml • CT scan: pituitary tumor ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008
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Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice
A chronic, progressive disease marked by excess growth hormone (GH)
secretion and tissue overgrowth, hyperpituitarism appears in two forms:
gigantism and acromegaly. Gigantism begins before epiphyseal closure and
causes proportional ...
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Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health
Pathophysiology A form of hyperpituitarism, secretion of excessive growth
hormone from the pituitary gland causes exaggerated skeletal and organ growth
occurring after epiphyseal, or long bone ossification site, closure. The
hypothalamus ...
Carie Ann Braun, Cindy Miller Anderson, 2007
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Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists
Diseases of the pituitary include hyperpituitarism (Cushing disease, acromegaly,
giantism), hypopituitarism (dwarfism), and diabetes insipidus. Cushing disease
will also be discussed in a later section because of its additional relationship to ...
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Medical-surgical Nursing: Patient-centered Collaborative Care
GENETIC/GENOMIC CONSIDERATIONS An uncommon cause of
hyperpituitarism is multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I (MENI), in which there is
inactivation of the suppressor gene MEN/N (Melmed & Kleinberg, 2008). This
problem has an ...
Donna D. Ignatavicius, M. Linda Workman, 2012
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Veterinary Pathology In The Tropics: For Students And ...
(i) Hyperpituitarism This excess of the predominant endocrine influence results in
overgrowth of bones and to lesser degree of fibrous tissue. In immature
individuals, this result in gigantism. If the hyperpituitarism arises after ossification
of the ...
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Lippincott's Content Review for NCLEX-RN
Hyperpituitarism. I. Definition: Hyperpituitarism is oversecretion of anterior
pituitary hormones ACTH, TSH, GH, LH, and PRL. The oversecretion commonly
results from a secretory adenoma, which stimulates the target gland (adrenal or
thyroid) ...
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Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, and Treatment Planning
Enlargement of the major salivary glands is possible. Dental Management.
Patients who have hyperpituitarism may have diabetes mellitus, hypertension,
and cardiomyopathy. The dentist should be familiar with these disorders, their
special ...
Steven L. Bricker, B C Decker, Robert P. Langlais, 2001
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Professional Guide to Diseases
Hyperpituitarism Hyperpituitarism, also called acromegaly and gigantism, are
chronic, progressive diseases marked by hormonal dysfunction and startling
skeletal overgrowth. Although the prognosis depends on the causative factor,
these ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009
