Endocrine & metabolic · UKMLA & AKT

Hypopituitarism

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  • Hypopituitarism = insufficient production of one or more anterior pituitary hormones, causing downstream target organ deficiency. The defining biochemical fingerprint is a low target hormone with a low or inappropriately normal trophic hormone (e.g. low free T4 + normal TSH = secondary hypothyroidism).

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