2. W, J. (2009, Janu 21). Double vision. Retrieved from http://www.jeffreymd.com/2009/01/31/double-vision/
Symptoms
• Pretty big people (usually two
standard deviations above
normal height should be)
• Delayed puberty Vos, A., & Barnes, K.
(2011). Gigantism.
Retrieved from
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ogster.com/gigantism
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with side vision
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3. • Headaches
• Increased sweating
• Irregular periods (females)
• Large hands and feet with
large fingers and toes
4. • Release of breast milk
• Thickening of facial
features
• Weakness
• Bulging forehead
5. Causes
• ***Excess of growth
hormone ***(Acromegaly)
• Most commonly:
Noncancerous(adenoma)
tumor of the pituitary gland
7. Possible solutions
• Medications that
reduce growth
hormone release
such as somatostain
analogs (growth
inhibiting
hormones)
• Dopamine agonoists
but they are the
least effective
8. Radiation
therapy can be
used to bring the
growth hormone
level back to
normal but it
take 5 to 10 years
to take full effect
and often effects
other pituitary
hormones
9. • Removal of tumor on pituitary through
endonasal surgery (through nose)
10. Exams and Tests
• CT or MRI scans
-CT uses x-rays
-MRI uses magnets to align
protons and take an MDM
vector (fancy picture)
11. Exams and Tests
• CT or MRI scans
-CT uses x-rays
-MRI uses magnets to align
protons and take an MDM
vector (fancy picture) CT
MRI
12. • Failure to suppress serum growth hormone
(GH) levels after an oral glucose challenge
(maximum 75g)
• Fancy way of saying they get you hopped up on
sugar and see if your body can suppress growth
hormone like a normal person would
13. Miscellaneous
• Female to male ratio
of 1:2 (twice as
common in males)
• Commonly occurs
with Acromegaly
14. Fact Sources
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002157/
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treatment-and-acromegaly.html
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