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
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Dr. Blevins reports from the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF Annual Pituitary Update Conference
October 26, 2014
Here are a few highlights from the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at the University of California San Francisco, UCSF annual Pituitary Update Conference : Only 60% of patients with pituitary macroadenomas and vision loss have
Acromegaly: Postoperative Evaluation.
October 26, 2014
From Lewis S Blevins Jr,. MD – My approach to the postoperative evaluation of patients with acromegaly is based on over a quarter of a century of experience evaluating and treating patients with the disorder.
Be wary of lofty claims that sound too good to be true
October 20, 2014
We promote traditional approaches to pituitary disorders. We believe in ongoing research and development to expand knowledge and discover new therapies. We recognize that most medications have, as their point of origin, some derivation from
Pituitary Surgery. Postoperative Followup.
October 16, 2014
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – All too often, I see patients who come to the clinic with devastating recurrences of their pituitary tumors. For example, the accompanying MRI depicts a recurrent pituitary tumor in
Prolactinoma: Indications for surgery.
October 16, 2014
From Lewis S Blevins Jr., MD – Although dopamine agonist drugs are available to treat prolactinomas I believe some patients with these tumors are probably best treated surgically. Of course, surgery should be performed by
Think different
October 10, 2014
First, I know “think different” is bad grammar as it should be “think differently”, but it really says it, doesn’t it? A few years ago, 1998 to be exact, Apple, Inc., (the then computer company)
Growth Hormone Deficiency
September 28, 2014
From Lewis Blevins, MD Introduction Growth Hormone is a peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus stimulates it’s release while somatostatin from the hypothalamus inhibits GH. Somatostatin is
The Sella Turcica
September 25, 2014
An anatomical journey to the sella turcica with Dr. Lewis Blevins of Pituitary World News on September 24, 2014.
Headaches in Patients with Pituitary Tumors
September 25, 2014
A Pituitary World News interview with esteemed pituitary neurological surgeon Dr. Manish Aghi at University of California, San Francisco on September 24, 2014.
Diabetes Insipidus: A few clinical pearls
September 25, 2014
From Lewis Blevins. MD – Polyuria in the setting of thirst and increased water intake, with a dilute urine, and a high or high normal serum sodium (>141-142 mEq/L) is usually recognizable as DI. Some
Prolactinoma and Visual Field Deficits.
September 24, 2014
From Lewis Blevins, MD – These images show the serial visual fields in a patient with a pituitary tumor. The blackened parts illustrate what the patient CANNOT see as if they were our very
Empty Sella Syndrome
September 24, 2014
From Lewis Blevins, MD – Empty sella syndrome as a misnomer for the sella is not empty. It is usually filled with spinal fluid. Furthermore, a true syndrome does not exist. An empty sella