Table 2.
Pituitary axis and parathyroid functional test results.
| Endocrine function | Test | Result | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pituitary–adrenal | Blood ACTH (ng/L) | 8AM: 18.20 4PM: 17.00 12AM: – |
8AM: 10.0–90.0 4PM: 7.6–76.0 12AM: – |
| Blood cortisol (ug/L) | 8AM: 98.20 4PM: 90.60 12AM: 27.94 |
8AM: 43.0–224.0 4PM: 30.9–166.0 12AM: 43–224 |
|
| Pituitary–thyroid | TSH (mIU/L) | 3.822 | 0.6–4.8 |
| FT4 (pmol/L) | 11.42 | 12.0–20.2 | |
| FT3 (pmol/L) | 4.65 | 4.0–6.2 | |
| TT4 (ug/L) | 62.4 | 54.39–115.0 | |
| TT3 (ug/L) | 0.9 | 0.71–1.43 | |
| Pituitary–gonadal | FSH (IU/L) | 101.74 | 23–116 |
| LH (IU/L | 35.41 | 5–52 | |
| Prolactin (ug/L) | 11.62 | 1.7–20 | |
| Estradiol (pmol/L) | <43.31 | 0–113.8 | |
| Progesterone (nmol/L) | 0.74 | 0–2.32 | |
| Testosterone (nmol/L) | 0.64 | 0.24–1.25 | |
| Pituitary–growth hormone | Growth hormone (ug/L) | 4.37 | 0.06–5 |
| IGF-1 (ug/L) | 177 | 45–210 | |
| IGF-1BP3 (mg/L) | 5.16 | 3.4–9.5 | |
| Parathyroid | PTH pg/ml | 27.43 | 15–65 |
| Calcium mmol/L | 2.16 | 2.0–2.6 | |
| Phosphate mmol/L | 1.09 | 0.8–1.5 |
ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; FT4: free thyroxine; FT3: free triiodothyronine; TT4: total thyroxine; TT3: total triiodothyronine; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1; IGF-1BP3: insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3; PTH: parathyroid hormone.