Hypopituitarism

Question 1

Causes

Answer 1

1) Nonsecreting pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma
2) Sheehan’s syndrome:
3) Empty sella syndrome:
4) brain injury, hemorrhage
5) radiation

Treat with substitution therapy

Question 2

Empty sella syndrome

Answer 2

atrophy or compression of pituitary, often idiopathyic, common in obese woman

Question 3

Sheehan’s syndrome

Answer 3

ischemic infart of pit following post-partum bleeding, usually presents with failure to lactate