Table 2 Final diagnoses of audit patients
From: An audit of the use of CT pituitary scans to exclude a pituitary macroadenoma
Diagnosis | Original audit: Number of patients | Re-audit: Number of patients |
|---|---|---|
Hyperprolactinaemia | ||
Possible microprolactinoma and treatment commenced | 6 | 5 |
Possible microprolactinoma or idiopathic and not requiring treatment | 5 | 13 |
Pituitary macroadenoma | 3 | 0 |
Medication related/related to another medical problem | 2 | 2 |
No specific diagnosis made | 1 | 0 |
Secondary Hypogonadism, without hyperprolactinaemia | ||
Hypogonadism secondary to drugs, obesity or excessive exercise | 6 | 2 |
Related to another medical problem (PCOS, previous orchidectomy) | 2 | 0 |
Idiopathic hypogonadism | 3 | 4 |
Other | ||
Acromegaly | 1 | 1 |
Post-concussion headache | 1 | 0 |
No endocrine cause | 1 | 1 |
Medication related | 0 | 1 |