Chapter 43- Pituitary Gland Disorders

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

List the mediators and primary effects of the pituitary hormones Identify the clinical features of patients with acromegaly Discuss the role of surgery and radiation therapy for patients with acromegaly Select appropriate pharmacotherapy for patients with acromegaly based on patient-specific factors Identify the clinical features of children and adults with growth-hormone deficiency and select appropriate pharmacotherapy for these patients List the monitoring parameters necessary to assess therapeutic outcomes and adverse effects in patients receiving growth hormone therapy List the common etiologies of hyperprolactinemia Identify the clinical features of patients with hyperprolactinemia Select appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for patients with hyperprolactinemia based on patient-specific factors Select appropriate pharmacotherapy for patients with panhypopituitarism.

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