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How does vasopressin work?
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – Vasopressin acts on the kidney to reabsorb water from the urine to restore plasma osmolarity to normal to prevent dehydration. Simple enough. Right? Hold on a minute! Our
Thirsty? For water? How about knowledge?
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – Ever wondered why your sense of thirst and the control of your diabetes insipidus reflected by the degree of polyuria might seem disconnected? Well, it’s because they are!
Diabetes Insipidus: Our survey report is in!
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr MD – One hundred ninety-eight persons completed our survey on diabetes insipidus. Approximately two-thirds of respondents reside in the United States whereas 14% live in Great Britain, 7% live in
Get to know Dr. Lewis Blevins
Watch the video, then to read more about Dr. Blevins click here
Resection of a pituitary adenoma
Dr. Manish Aghi, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and Pituitary World News contributor is an accomplished Harvard-trained neurosurgeon who performs about 100 pituitary operations each year. He is
How do somatostatin analogs work?
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – Somatostatin analogs are a class of drugs that are chemically modified forms of native somatostatin. They are meant to act like somatostatin. Somatostatin is produced in our bodies,
Diabetes Insipidus Survey
This is a questionnaire/survey on Diabetes Insipidus. Thank you for participating. Your responses and insights will be gleaned to write an article for Pituitary World News. Click here to start the Diabetes Insipidus Survey And stay tuned
How does the thyroid manage your metabolism?
Nestled in the tissues of your neck is a small, unassuming organ that wields enormous power over your body: the thyroid. Emma Bryce explains how the thyroid, like the operations manager in a company, is
An overview of anterior hypopituitarism.
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – I define hypopituitarism as the partial or complete deficiency of one or more anterior pituitary hormones. Panhypopituitarism is, of course, deficiency of all of the anterior pituitary
I Have a Tumor…So Now What? The Mental and Emotional Side of Pituitary Disorders
An article from Marriage and Family Therapist, Mental Health expert and author Linda M. Rio, MA, LMFT – As a mental health clinician my job is to listen to the sometimes intense and very personal emotions
A featured essay by Dr. Blevins on the Art of Medicine in this month’s issue of Operative Neurosurgery
The March 15th issue of Operative Neurosurgery features an article by Dr Lewis Blevins on the Art of Medicine. You can go to the publication’s website to read the article or download a PDF here. In