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 investigationValueName of the investigationValue

White cell count6000 cells/mm3Serum creatinine44.9 µmol/L
Neutrophil81%PH7.481
Lymphocyte16%PCO224 mmHg
Haemoglobin12.3 g/dlPO2125 mmHg
Platelet244 000/mm3Bicarbonate level17 mmol/L
Blood urea14 mg/dl
Serum sodium110 mmol/L (136–145 mmol/L)
Serum potassium3.2 mmol/L (3.5–5.3 mmol/L)Her random serum cortisol level105 nmol/l
Serum chloride74 mmol/L (97–111 mmol/L)TSH0.209 µIU/ml (0.55–4.78 µIU/ml)
Plasma osmolality223 mOsm/kgT3 level1.32 pg/ml (2.30–4.20 pg/ml)
Urine osmolality266 mOsm/kgT4 level0.98 ng/dl (0.93–1.7 ng/dl).
Urine sodium14 mmol/LLH level0.4 mIU/ml
Urine potassium5.3 mmol/LFSH level1.4 mIU/ml
Urine chloride24 mmol/LSerum prolactin level81 ng/ml (nonpregnant range, 2.–29.2 ng/ml)
Serum prolactin level (5 : 1 dilution)90.8 ng/ml.
Alanine transaminase23.4 U/l (7–35 U/l)Total serum beta HCG<2 mIU/ml (<10)
Aspartate transaminase20.3 U/l (0–31 U/l)
Alkaline phosphatase68.2 U/l (30–120 U/l)Urine full reportNormal
Total protein6.5 g/dl (6–8 g/dl)
Serum albumin4.1 g/dl (3.7-5 g/dl)
Adjusted calcium8.7 mg/dl (8.6–10 mg/dl)
Serum magnesium0.9 mmol/L (0.7–1 mmol/l)
Serum inorganic phosphorous3 mg/dl (2.7–4.5 mg/dl)
Serum amylase32 U/l (30–110 U/l)
C-reactive protein5 mg/l
ESR10 mm