Pituitary apoplexy following bilateral total knee arthroplasty From: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine | Date: April 1, 2005| Author: Chhabra, Anjolie; Krishnan, S; Khandelwal, M | Copyright Medknow Publications Apr-Jun 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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A 65-year-old female patient with American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status 2 was admitted for bilateral total knee arthroplasty. She reported a ten year history of Type II diabetes mellitus adequately controlled with oral glipizide 5 mg/day and hypertension controlled by oral enalapril 2.5 mg/day, metoprolol 25 mg x 2/day. ECG showed incomplete right bundle branch block (RBBB) with T wave inversion in all chest leads. A multigated acquistion (MUGA) showed a normal le...

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