Lab Investigations Details

Acromegaly


Alternate Name:

Test: S.growth hormone (H, remains H with GTT), thyrotrophin releasing hormone test (AB), OTT (H), S.phosphorus (H or N)

Sign:

Dd: Gigantism, myxoedema, phenytoin therapy

Phys: Due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by an adenoma of the pituitary