Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1167 page)

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   Drugs—most common cause; usually subsides a few weeks after cessation of using drug; these concentrations are usually 20–100 ng/mL
   Neuroleptics (e.g., phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, butyrophenones)
   Antipsychotic drugs (e.g., Compazine, Thorazine, Stelazine, Mellaril, Haldol)
   Dopamine antagonists (e.g., metoclopramide, sulpiride)
   Opiates (morphine, methadone)
   Reserpine
   Alpha-methyldopa (Aldomet)
   Estrogens and oral contraceptives
   Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
   Amphetamines
   Isoniazid

Decreased In

   Hypopituitarism: postpartum pituitary necrosis (Sheehan syndrome), idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
   Drugs

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