Notes in 01_Hyperprolactinaemia

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Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Hyperprolactinaemia in Men}} {{c1::Galactorrhoea (5%)}} {{c1::Impotence}} {{c1::Visual field abnormality (bitempo…
Published	02/10/2024	Presentation of {{c2::Hyperprolactinaemia in Women}} {{c1::Galactorrhoea (30-80%)}} {{c1::Menstrual irregularity (i.e. amenorrhoea)}} {…
Published	02/10/2024	Main presenting symptom in women with hyperprolactinaemia is {{c1::Galactorrhea}}
Published	02/10/2024	Causes of Hyperprolactinaemia {{c1::Physiological (e.g. pregnancy, lactation, stress)}}{{c1::Pharmacological (e.g. dopamine antagonists and dopamine-d…
Published	02/10/2024	Causative Drugs of Hyperprolactinaemia {{c1::Dopamine antagonists including Antipsychotics (e.g. Chlorpromazine) and Anti-emetics (e.g. Metoclopramide…
Published	02/10/2024	Investigations of Hyperprolactinaemia {{c1::Bloods (showing high prolactin >5000 mU/L)}} {{c1::MRI (may show pituitary adenoma if non physiological…
Published	02/10/2024	Medical Treatment of Hyperprolactinaemia{{c1::Dopamine agonists (e.g. bromocriptine, cabergoline)}}
Published	02/10/2024	Surgical Treatment of Hyperprolactinaemia{{c1::Trans-sphenoidal surgery for removal of pituitary adenoma}}
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