Case Study BJ is a 54-year-old attorney who for several months has been experiencing generalized headaches that have res
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:01 pm
Case Study
BJ is a 54-year-old attorney who for several months has been
experiencing generalized headaches that have responded poorly to
nonnarcotic analgesics. He is also experiencing visual
disturbances, including blurred vision and double vision. On
questioning, BJ reports that he has gained 20 pounds over 2 years
despite having had no change in activity or eating patterns. About
his weight gain, BJ jokes, “I guess it’s all in my feet. I had to
buy new shoes, and my shoe size went from a size 10 to a size 12.”
It was determined that BJ should have a CT scan of his head to
assess for a pituitary adenoma resulting in the hypersecretion of
growth hormone.
BJ is a 54-year-old attorney who for several months has been
experiencing generalized headaches that have responded poorly to
nonnarcotic analgesics. He is also experiencing visual
disturbances, including blurred vision and double vision. On
questioning, BJ reports that he has gained 20 pounds over 2 years
despite having had no change in activity or eating patterns. About
his weight gain, BJ jokes, “I guess it’s all in my feet. I had to
buy new shoes, and my shoe size went from a size 10 to a size 12.”
It was determined that BJ should have a CT scan of his head to
assess for a pituitary adenoma resulting in the hypersecretion of
growth hormone.