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Acromegaly - Coggle Diagram
Acromegaly
Signs and symptoms
Joint pain
Excessive sweating or oily skin
Muscle weakness
Enlarged hands, feet or chest
Treatment
Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy surgery
Octreotide
Cabergoline
Bromocriptine
Care plan
Nursing diagnosis
Disturbed body image
Anxiety
Impaired physical mobility
Intervention
Assist patient in incorporating actual changes
in social and occupational life
Assist patient for muscle exercises when allowed out of bed
Lessen sensory stimuli by keeping a quiet and peaceful environment
Outcome
The patient will use learned coping strategies to adjust to a new reality
Patient will use new coping strategies to enhance perception about body image.
Patient performs physical independently or within limits of condition
Diagnostic tests
Brain CT scan
Blood tests to measure GH
and IGF-1
MRI scan
Pathophysiology
Growth Hormone hypersecretion
during adulthood
Subsequent elevation of circulating and
locally produced insulin-like factor - 1( I GF-1)
Causes
Benign tumor of pituitary gland
Hypersecretion of GH for long periods in adults