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Table 1 Patient laboratory values before and after surgery

From: Unique case of lymphocytic hypophysitis with normal pituitary hormone serology mimicking a non-functioning pituitary adenoma

Table of Patient’s Laboratory Values

Hormones

Range

Value (before surgery)

Value (3 days post-op)

Value (> 4 months post-op)

Sodium

135–145 mmol/L

140

138

142

Potassium

3.5–5.3 mmol/L

3.7

3.7

3.9

Serum Osmolality

282–300 mosm/kg

288

286

283

TSH

0.450–5.330 u[IU]/mL

1.19

0.189↓

1.08

Free T3

2.3–4.2 pg/mL

 

3

 

Free T4

0.8–1.8 ng/dL

  

0.9

Total Thyroxine

4.5–10.9 ug/dL

 

8.5

 

ACTH

6–50 pg/mL

18

  

Cortisol

3.09–22.40 µg/dL

7.78

 

13.3

GH

≤ 7.1 ng/mL

0.2

  

IGF-1

53–331 ng/mL

70

  

LH

Follicular Phase: 1.9–12.5 mIU/mL

Mid-Cycle Peak: 8.7–76.3 mIU/mL

Luteal Phase: 0.5–16.9 mIU/mL

Postmenopausal: 10.0–54.7 mIU/mL

0.6

  

FSH

Follicular Phase: 2.5–10.2 mIU/mL

Mid-Cycle: 3.1–17.7 mIU/mL

Luteal Phase: 1.5–9.1 mIU/mL

Postmenopausal: 23.0–116.3 mIU/mL

1.9

  

Prolactin

Non-pregnant: 3.0–30.0 ng/mL

Pregnant: 10.0–209.0 ng/mL

Postmenopausal: 2.0–20.0 ng/mL

90.2↑

  

Glucose

70–99 mg/dL

98

  

ANA screen

negative

negative