anterior pituitary evaluation panel

Indications

• evaluation of hypopituitarism

Specimen

• plasma

Notes

• CPT includes (x 4) for each component (4 specimens ?)

More general terms

• chemistry panel

Additional terms

• anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis)

Components

• ACTH (corticotropin) in plasma
• luteinizing hormone (LH) in serum
• follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in serum
• prolactin in serum
• growth hormone (somatotropin) in serum
• cortisol in serum
• thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in serum; thyrotropin in serum