Pituitary disease. A pituitary disease is a disorder primarily affecting the pituitary gland. The main disorders involving the pituitary gland are: Overproduction or underproduction of a pituitary hormone will affect the respective end-organ.
Spinal Infusion Pump. Applies to: Neck, Shoulder, Elbow/Hand/Wrist, Back, Hip, Knee. A spinal infusion pump is a device that delivers concentrated amounts of medication into the spinal fluid space through the use of a small catheter.
Local anesthesia for spinal injection was provided with 1% lidocaine (total of 5 mL). In random order and in double-blind fashion, each volunteer received tetracaine 15 mg (in 10% dex- trose), bupivacaine 15 mg (in 7.5% dextrose), and lidocaine 100 mg (in 7.5% dextrose).