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A 60-year-old man suffered from 6 months of severe headaches andexcessive perspiration, he also became aware that he had developedtunnel vision. He had a 12-yr history of hypertension and vagueaches and pains in his shoulder and hand joints that were diagnosedas osteoarthrosis. On examination by his GP, he was found to havecourse facial features, a prominent jaw. He had bitemporalhemianopia, BP 145/105 mmHG and a slight glycosuria. He was sentfor a lateral skull x-ray that showed an enlarged pituitary fossa.Blood tests showed: Fasting glucose 9.2 (Reference range 3.5-6.5mmol/l) Luteinizing hormone 3.7 (Reference range 0.7-6.0 U/l)Follicle stimulating hormone 4.8 (Reference range <6 U/l)Prolactin 295 (Reference range <425 mU/l) Testosterone 18.1(Reference range10-35 nmol/l) Growth hormone 8.0 (Reference range<10 mU/l) Cortisol (random) 458 (Reference range 250-700 nmol/l)TSH 3.2 (Reference range 0.3-6.0 mU/l) Free T4 15.6 (Referencerange 9.4-25.0 pmol/l) What further biochemical tests would youperform?

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Answer Insulinlike growth factor1 IGF1 and Oral glucose tolerance test OGTT The clinical diagnosis is Acromegaly which occurs due to over production of hormones from the pituitary gland Points in favour of diagnosis History of head ache excessive sweating Hypertension Osteoarthritis    See Answer
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