Table 1

Biochemical and hormonal results of patient at the time of diagnosis, after debulking of craniopharyngioma and on the day of emergency admission.

Before surgery

 After surgery (one month later)
 On admission with adrenal crisis (Five months later)
 Reference range
Sodium [mmol/l]
 144
 139
 141
 135–150
Potassium [mmol/l]
 3.9
 4.3
 3.9
 3.5–5.0
Creatinine [mg/dl]
 0.8
 0.8
 0.9
 0.6–1.4
TSH [mU/l]
 0.069
 0.007
 0.010
 0.27–4.2
Free T4 [ng/dl]
 0.952
 1.32
 6.32
 0.93–1.7
Free T3 [pg/ml ]
 1.87
 1.52
 22.21
 1.8–4.6
LH [IU/l]
 0.588
 <0.100
 not assessed
 1.7–8.6
FSH [IU/l]
 0.530
 0.135
 not assessed
 1.5–12.4
Testosterone [ng/ml]
 0.355
 0.023
 not assessed
 2.8 – 8.0
8 am Cortisol [μg/dl]
 7.79*
 0.168**
 0.940
 6.2–19.4
Prolactin [ng/ml]
 18.56
 16.1
 not assessed
 3.4–24.1

*Without hydrocortisone replacement. In order to covert μg/dl to nmol/l multiply by 27.6

**Hydrocortisone omitted in the afternoon prior to measurement.

Lewandowski et al. Thyroid Research 2008 1:7   doi:10.1186/1756-6614-1-7
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