In this recent Medscape InDiscussion podcast Dr. Marwah Abdalla welcomes PWN’s Dr. Lewis Blevins to talk about secondary hypertension. This episode focuses on Cushing syndrome, an often overlooked cause of secondary hypertension. We’ll discuss why
Dr. Blevins Corner
Medical comments from Dr. Lewis Blevins MD. Director Center for Pituitary Disorders at University California San Francisco
Cushing’s disease and IPSS.
November 27, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – Ninety per-cent of ACTH-dependent causes of hypercortisolism are related to pituitary adenoma. The remaining 10% are related to ectopic, or non pituitary, sources of ACTH secretion. One-third of
Evaluation of the use of the Late Night Salivary Cortisol (LNSC) test
November 9, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – Researchers at Harvard Medical School have reported their results on the evaluation of the use of the Late Night Salivary Cortisol (LNSC) in the evaluation of patients who
Pituitary cysts
September 15, 2015
Learn facts about pituitary cysts—what they are, how they’re diagnosed, & when treatment is needed. Read more from Dr. Lewis Blevins here.
Testosterone replacement therapy in patients with male hypogonadism.
August 23, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr MD – I spoke at a conference recently regarding testosterone replacement therapy in patients with male hypogonadism. It was unusual conference populated by pharmacists, doctors of pharmacy, key decision makers for
Hypothyroidism and certain cardiac abnormalities
August 5, 2015
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr, MD – Hypothyroidism may be associated with certain cardiac abnormalities. One of the more common manifestations is bradycardia which is a slow heart rate. First-degree atrioventricular block and other electrical
Your guide to underactive thyroid – the true ‘Low T.’
August 5, 2015
In this US News and World Report an article, Hypothyroidism: What It Means for You, by Lisa Esposito, Dr. Lewis Blevins co-founder of Pituitary World News and colleagues discuss the intricate facts of Hypothyroidism, its causes, tests,
From our worth sharing files
July 2, 2015
From J D Faccinetti Pituitary World News Co Founder – We recently asked our readers to test their radiological skills. This patient gave Dr Blevins permission to post an image of her MRI. Using our Facebook feed he
Tumors that mimic pituitary adenomas because of their location
June 26, 2015
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr. MD – This patient presented with headaches and vision loss. The MRI was said to show a pituitary adenoma. It is, however, clear that this is a tuberculum sellae meningioma.
Auto-immune and inflammatory disorders in Cushing’s syndrome
June 23, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins Jr, MD – I’ve seen a few instances over my career of auto-immune and inflammatory disorders flaring or becoming more apparent after someone has entered remission for Cushing’s syndrome. In each
Doctors, patients, research and teaching
May 20, 2015
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr MD – A “triple threat” used to be a term to describe the consummate academic physician who, second to none, possessed excellent teaching skills, demonstrated a successful productive research program,
“Can’t you just look at my labs?”
April 15, 2015
An Op Ed form Lewis S Blevins, Jr. M.D. – on the review of laboratory results….good medicine? I couldn’t tell you the number of times each year I hear that question posed by patients who
How does vasopressin work?
April 7, 2015
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