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Lactotroph hyperfunction
Prolactinemia, amenorrhea, galactorrhea, ↓libido, infertility
Lactotroph hypofunction
Failure of post-partum lactation
Somatotroph hyperfunction - Child vs. adult
↑GH, IGF0I; Child – gigantism, acromegaly; Adult – acromegaly, ↑bone density, jaw protrusion, CHF, gonadal dysfunction, DM, hypertension
Somatotroph hypofunction (child only)
Child - dwarfism
Corticotroph hyperfunction
↑ACTH, hyperpigmentation; see Cushing Syndrome below
Corticotroph hypofunction
Hypoadrenalism, pale skin
Gonadotroph hyperfunction
↑LH and/or FSH, no noticeable clinical symptoms
Gonadotroph hypofunction
↓LH, impotence and ↓libido ↓ hair (men), infertility and amenorrhea (women)
Thyrotroph hyperfunction
↓LH, impotence and ↓libido ↓ hair (men), infertility and amenorrhea (women)
Thyrotroph hypofunction
Hypothyroidism
Post. pituitary hyperfunction (ADH)
Water retention, ↓Na+/osmolality, normal blood volume, neurologic dysfunction, cerebral edema
Post. pituitary hypofunction (ADH)
Post. pituitary hyperfunction (ADH)
Thyroid follicular hyperfunction
Grave's disease

↑T3, T4, ↓TSH, ↑basal metabolic rate, ↓weight, heat intolerant ↓weight, heat intolerant, soft, warm, flush skin, ↑cardiac output, A. fib, tachycardia, ↑symp. NS, anxiety, insomnia, CHF, musmuscle weakness, osteoporosis, ophthalmopathy, malabsorption, fine hair
Thyroid follicular hypofunction - child vs. adult
Hashimoto's - ↓T3, T4, ↑TSH
Cretinism (child)
Myxedema (adult)

↓basal metabolic rate, ↑weight, cold intolerant, fatigue, ↓symp. NS, depression, SOB, mental sluggishness, constipation, dry, cool skin, coarse, brittle hair
Thyroid C-cells hyperfunction
↑Calcitonin, normal Ca2+, diarrhea
Parathyroid hyperfunction
Asymptomatic, ↑Ca2+ and PTH, bone disease, hypophostphatemia, nausea, nephrolithiasis, constipation, peptic ulcers, depression, seizures, metastatic calcification, weakness, fatigue
Parathyroid hypofunction
↓Ca2+, tetany, numbness, paresthesias, depression, anxiety, ↑intracranial pressure, dental abnormalities (child), psychosis, cataracts, prolonged QT interval
Zona Glomerulosa hyperfunction (aldosterone)
↑Na+, hypertension, hypokalemia, ↓in 1º (↑in 2º) serum renin
Zona Fasciculata hyperfunction (cortisol)
Cushing syndrome - ↑weight, moon facies, truncal obesity, amenorrhea, hypertension, buffalo hump, hyperglycemia, secondary diabetes, osteoporosis, abdominal striae, immune suppression
Zona Reticularis hyperfunction (androgens)
Hypotension, ↓cortisol and aldosterone, masculinization (women), enlarged ext. genitalia and precocious puberty (males)
Adrenal destruction - hypofunction
Only occurs after ~90% destruction of adrenals!

Addison disease - ↓GCs, ↓MCs, progressive weakness, fatigue, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, diarrhea, hyperpigmentation (if ↑ACTH- 1º), hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, ↓blood volume, hypotension, hypoglycemia
Chromaffin cell hyperfunction (adrenal medulla)
Episodic Hypertension, perspiration,
catecholamine cardiomyopathy