Gigantism

Table 4Kevin Knox, Kaley Miller, Hailey Ray, Ashley Spaulding

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Symptoms

•Pretty big people (usually two standard deviations above normal height should be)

•Delayed puberty•Double vision or difficulty

with side vision

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•Headaches• Increased sweating• Irregular periods

(females)•Large hands and feet with

large fingers and toes

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•Release of breast milk•Thickening of facial

features•Weakness•Bulging forehead

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Causes

•***Excess of growth hormone ***(Acromegaly)

•Most commonly: Noncancerous(adenoma) tumor of the pituitary gland

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•Carney complex

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•Medications that reduce growth hormone release such as somatostain analogs (growth inhibiting hormones)

•Dopamine agonoists but they are the least effective

Possible solutions

Vos, A., & Barnes, K. (2011). Gigantism. Retrieved from http://misskay03.edu.glogster.com/gigantism

Radiation therapy can be used to bring the growth hormone level back to normal but it take 5 to 10 years to take full effect and often effects other pituitary hormones

Radiation. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Disease-Conditions/DS00687975333.cfm

•Removal of tumor on pituitary through endonasal surgery (through nose)

Nose Surgery. (2009, Janu 21). endoscpoic. Retrieved from http://www.jeffreymd.com/2009/01/31/acromegaly/

Exams and Tests• CT or MRI scans-CT uses x-rays-MRI uses magnets to align

protons and take an MDM vector (fancy picture)

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Exams and Tests• CT or MRI scans-CT uses x-rays-MRI uses magnets to align

protons and take an MDM vector (fancy picture)

MRI

CT

•Failure to suppress serum growth hormone (GH) levels after an oral glucose challenge (maximum 75g)

•Fancy way of saying they get you hopped up on sugar and see if your body can suppress growth hormone like a normal person would

Miscellaneous

•Female to male ratio of 1:2 (twice as common in males)

•Commonly occurs with Acromegaly

Fact Sources• acromegaly. ( 2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved

from http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9003588• drug 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.

Retrieved 23 February 2012, from http://school.eb.com/eb/article-10969

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• gigantism 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Retrieved 23 February 2012, from http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9036788

• Goyal, S. (n.d.). Gigantism. Retrieved from http://www.hxbenefit.com/gigantism-definition-symptoms-causes-treatment-and-acromegaly.html