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endocrine glands, pituitary apoplexy, pituitary infarction, death of an area of tissue, in the pituitary gland, a small gland joined, hypothalamus, the brain, pituitary produces many, the hormones that control essential body processes, pituitary infarction, commonly, bleeding into a benign tumor, the pituitary, kills an area of tissue, in the pituitary gland, bleeding occurs, woman, after childbirth, sheehan's syndrome, risk factors, pituitary infarction include diabetes, bleeding disorders, head trauma, pituitary radiation, use of a breathing machine, cause is not clear, pituitary infarction, acute, short period of symptoms, life-threatening, acute, severe headache, ophthalmoplegia, paralysis, the eye muscles causing double vision, symptoms of acute adrenal insufficiency, low blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, less commonly, pituitary dysfunction, appear more slowly, in sheehan's syndrome, initial symptom a failure to produce milk, a lack, the hormone prolactin, over time, insufficiency in other pituitary hormones, causing symptoms, hypogonadism, amenorrhea in women, sexual dysfunction, loss of muscle mass in men, hypothyroidism, dry skin, mental slowing, weight gain, cold intolerance, hoarseness, hypoadrenalism, not already present, low blood pressure, nausea, inability to deal, physical stress, growth hormone deficiency, fatigue, lack of energy, loss of bone, muscle, increased abdominal fat, dyslipidemia, fat metabolism, posterior pituitary is involved, rare, uncontrolled urination, signs of acute infarction, ophthalmoplegia, visual field defects, hypotension, low blood pressure, signs of chronic pituitary insufficiency, hypogonadism, sparse axillary, pubic hair, loss of sexual function, cessation of mentrual cycle in women, erectile dyfunction in men, hypothyroidism, dry hair, skin, puffy face, delayed reflexes, hypoadrenalism, hypotension, poor response to stress, infection, hypoprolactinemia, lack of lactation, growth hormone deficiency, loss of muscle mass, general, fine, pale, wrinkled skin, abnormal visual fields, mri, ct scan showing hemorrhage, low estradiol/testosterone, low fsh, lh, low free t4, tsh, low cortisol, acth, rise of cortisol absent, cortrosyn stimulation, low gh, somatomedin c, igf-1, low prolactin, elevated ldl cholesterol, low bone density, acute infarction, require surgery to decompress the area, the pituitary, improve visual symptoms, severe cases constitute a surgical emergency, immediate treatment, adrenal replacement hormones, glucocorticoids, essential, replacement of other missing hormones is also required, sex hormones, estrogen/testosterone, thyroid hormone, evidence is growing, the need, growth hormone replacement, acute pituitary infarction, potentially life-threatening event, prognosis, chronic deficiency, is detected, complications of untreated pituitary infarction, visual loss, adrenal crisis, deficient hormones, not replaced, problems related to hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, symptoms of chronic pituitary insufficiency, have symptoms of acute pituitary infarction, headache, eye weakness, low blood pressure, cause fainting, nausea, vomiting, patients, a diagnosed pituitary tumor should have a heightened level of suspicion, symptoms arise.