The Pituitary World News Podcast

S1E9: More on the Diabetes Insipidus Survey

Several months ago we published a survey on Diabetes Insipidus where we asked you to contribute your experiences.  In that survey, among other questions, we asked you what you wanted others to know about Diabetes Insipidus based on your experiences with the disorder and its particular treatments.  In this podcast Dr Blevins shares some of the responses.

S1E8: The doctor-patient relationship

This is our first podcast on what we hope it will be a continuing series of discussions on how doctors and patients interact. Through these discussions we hope to learn from our readers and doctors experiences and pass the insight along to patients, physicians and health care providers alike. In medicine, and particularly in endocrinology, where so many conditions are hard to detect and diagnose, knowledge, awareness and communications at all levels are key.

S1E7: Acromegaly (part 2)

In part 2 of our series on Acromegaly Dr. Blevins deals with Dopamine Agonists, a class of drugs used in the treatment of acromegaly.  Stay tuned for part 3 in the series coming up very soon!

S1E6: Acromegaly (part 1)

This is part one of an upcoming series of podcasts by Dr. Blevins on Acromegaly exclusively produced for Pituitary Word News.   From the early 90’s, where very few options existed for the treatment of Acromegaly, to today, where great progress has been achieved, this podcasts touches on how treatment has literally changed the natural history of treated disease. This progress has been mainly due to advances in our understanding of the disease process, new pharmacological therapies and improved surgical techniques.

S1E5: Adrenal Insufficiency

Adrenal insufficiency is the inability of the Adrenal Gland to perform its usual functions. In this exclusive podcast, Dr. Blevins explains the concept of adrenal insufficiency and shares his perspectives and approach to treatment.

S1E4: Lab tests in Endocrinology

In this podcast Dr Blevins reviews some of the concepts that relate to the interpretation of lab tests results in endocrinology.  He uses T4, TSH and Igf-1 tests to illustrate some of the key points in interpreting lab results.

S1E3: Hormone replacement in women – Part 2

Podcast – Our series on hormone replacement for women continues in this podcast by Dr. Lewis Blevins

S1E2: Female Hormone Replacement – Part 1

This is part one of a series of Pituitary World News Podcasts on female hormone replacement.

S1E1: Excess mortality associated with hypopituitarism in adults

In this informational podcast, Dr. Lewis Blevins describes the findings of a meta-analysis from observational studies done in the UK.  Patients with hypopituitarism have an increased mortality rate mostly related to cardiovascular disorders. These studies also show that women have a higher mortality rate than men.  Dr. Blevins talks about the details of the analysis and the importance of Growth Hormone replacement therapies in adults with hypopituitarism.