Zusammenfassung der Ressource
ACROMEGALY
- PRESENTATION
- OVERGROWTH OF BONES AND TISSUES
- CARDIAC ENLARGEMENT
- HYPERTENSION
- HEPATOMEGALY
- LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY
- HYPERSECRETION OF GH IN ADULTS
- CHILDREN
- GIANTISIM
- TREATMENT
- MEDICATIONS
- DOPAMINE
- suppresses GH secretion
- Somatostatin (sandostatin)
- Reduces GH levels
- patient teaching for injections
- subQ
- IV
- IM
- side effects
- gallbladder disease
- STEREOTACTIC RADIATION THERAPY
- LINEAR ACCELERATOR
- GAMMA KNIFE
- surgical
- hypophysectomy
- care
- preoperative
- antibiotic nose drops
- teaching
- avoid valsalva maneuver
- avoid coughing and sneezing
- mouth breathing only, nose will be packed
- postoperative
- HOB elevated
- medicate for pain
- no toothbrush
- assess for nasal drainage
- complications
- CSF leak
- positive for glucose
- resolved with raised HOB
- not resolved?
- spinal tap to reduce pressure and for healing
- risk for infection
- infection
- meningitis
- headache?
- fever?
- muscle ridgitiy?
- DI