Nanda Nursing Diagnosis

Gigantism is a condition of a person that excess growth, with great height and above normal. Gigantism is caused by excessive amounts of growth hormone. There are no high definition refer as "giants." adult height. Gigantism is a condition of a person that excess growth, with a large height above normal and is caused by the secretion of growth hormone (GH) excessive and occurs before adulthood or before epiphyseal closure process. (Corwin, 2007) Growth hormone is a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary which works to increase the growth and metabolism in target cells. Hormone target cells are located in almost all parts of the body. Growth hormone also plays a role in synthesizing somatomedin the liver, to stimulate the epiphyseal growth plate. Metabolic impact of GH is the mobilization of free fatty acids in adipose tissue and muscle glucose metabolism barriers and in adipose tissue. Pituitary gigantism often occurs as a result of excessive GH secretion due to the onset...

Acromegaly is the overgrowth of the bones and soft tissues due to excessive secretion of the growth hormone. Incidence Acromegaly is uncommon; only three to four cases are diagnosed per million people each year. It develops very gradually and may not be recognized until it has been present for many years. hyperpituitarism occurs equally among men and women. The mean age at diagnosis is about 40-60 years. It is caused by prolonged, excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH). The most common cause of acromegaly is a benign tumour (adenoma) of the somatotroph cells, which produce growth hormone. These cells are within the anterior pituitary gland, located in the middle of the head just below the brain. Nursing Diagnosis for Acromegaly / Gigantism 1. Disturbed body image related to enlargement of body parts as manifested by enlarged hands, feet and jaw. 2. Disturbed sensory perception related to enlarged pituitary gland as manifested by protrusion of eye balls . 3. Fluid volume de...