Please confirm topic selection

Are you sure you want to trigger topic in your Anconeus AI algorithm?

Updated: Aug 6 2019

Sheehan Syndrome

4.5

  • star icon star icon star icon
  • star icon star icon star icon
  • star icon star icon star icon
  • star icon star icon star icon
  • star icon star icon star icon

(6)

Images
https://upload.medbullets.com/topic/109027/images/sheehansyndrome.jpg
  • Snapshot
    • A 26-year-old woman, 5 days post vaginal delivery, presents to her child's pediatrician with a complaint that she is unable to breast feed her child. History reveals a vaginal delivery complicated by postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Introduction
    • Failure to lactate following postpartum hemorrhage
      • result of pituitary infarction that occured as a result of hypovolemic shock
        • pituitary normally very enlarged during pregancy due ↑ lactotrophs
        • no corresponding ↑ blood supply
      • hypopituitarism results in ↓ prolactin secretion
  • Presentation
    • Symptoms
      • sudden cessation of lactation
        • loss of prolactin
      • fatigue
        • loss of TSH
      • loss of pubic and axillary hair
        • loss of LH/FSH
      • anorexia
  • Evaluation
    • Only clinically significant cause of lower than normal serum prolactin levels
Card
1 of 0
Question
1 of 3
SORT BY:
INCLUDE:
Private Note

Attach Treatment Poll
Treatment poll is required to gain more useful feedback from members.
Please enter Question Text
Please enter at least 2 unique options
Please enter at least 2 unique options
Please enter at least 2 unique options