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===Evaluation=== | |||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of [[hyperprolactinemia]]: | |||
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Revision as of 13:05, 6 August 2020
Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mydah Sajid, MD[1]
Hyperprolactinemia resident survival guide
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the hyperprolactinemia.
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Severe burns on the chest can cause hyperprolactinemia due to neural stimulation similar to suckling. [1]
Common Causes
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- Prolactinoma
- Injury to dopaminergic neurons in the hypothalamus (sarcoidosis, craniopharyngioma, and metastatic brain carcinoma)
- Section of the hypothalamic-pituitary stalk
- Antipsychotics (risperidone, haloperidol, and phenothiazine)
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- Metoclopramide
- Domperidone
- Methyldopa
- Verapamil
- Familial hyperprolactinemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Chronic renal failure
- macroprolactinomas
- Exercise
Evaluation
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of hyperprolactinemia:
References
- ↑ Morley JE, Dawson M, Hodgkinson H, Kalk WJ (1977). "Galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia associated with chest wall injury". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 45 (5): 931–5. doi:10.1210/jcem-45-5-931. PMID 562902.