Case Report
A Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting as Cyclical Vomiting and Severe Hyponatremia in a Young Female
Table 1
Summary of blood and urine investigation findings.
| Name of the investigation | Value | Name of the investigation | Value |
| White cell count | 6000 cells/mm3 | Serum creatinine | 44.9 µmol/L | Neutrophil | 81% | PH | 7.481 | Lymphocyte | 16% | PCO2 | 24 mmHg | Haemoglobin | 12.3 g/dl | PO2 | 125 mmHg | Platelet | 244 000/mm3 | Bicarbonate level | 17 mmol/L | | | Blood urea | 14 mg/dl | Serum sodium | 110 mmol/L (136–145 mmol/L) | | | Serum potassium | 3.2 mmol/L (3.5–5.3 mmol/L) | Her random serum cortisol level | 105 nmol/l | Serum chloride | 74 mmol/L (97–111 mmol/L) | TSH | 0.209 µIU/ml (0.55–4.78 µIU/ml) | Plasma osmolality | 223 mOsm/kg | T3 level | 1.32 pg/ml (2.30–4.20 pg/ml) | Urine osmolality | 266 mOsm/kg | T4 level | 0.98 ng/dl (0.93–1.7 ng/dl). | Urine sodium | 14 mmol/L | LH level | 0.4 mIU/ml | Urine potassium | 5.3 mmol/L | FSH level | 1.4 mIU/ml | Urine chloride | 24 mmol/L | Serum prolactin level | 81 ng/ml (nonpregnant range, 2.–29.2 ng/ml) | | | Serum prolactin level (5 : 1 dilution) | 90.8 ng/ml. | Alanine transaminase | 23.4 U/l (7–35 U/l) | Total serum beta HCG | <2 mIU/ml (<10) | Aspartate transaminase | 20.3 U/l (0–31 U/l) | | | Alkaline phosphatase | 68.2 U/l (30–120 U/l) | Urine full report | Normal | Total protein | 6.5 g/dl (6–8 g/dl) | | | Serum albumin | 4.1 g/dl (3.7-5 g/dl) | | | Adjusted calcium | 8.7 mg/dl (8.6–10 mg/dl) | | | Serum magnesium | 0.9 mmol/L (0.7–1 mmol/l) | | | Serum inorganic phosphorous | 3 mg/dl (2.7–4.5 mg/dl) | | | Serum amylase | 32 U/l (30–110 U/l) | | | C-reactive protein | 5 mg/l | | | ESR | 10 mm | | |
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