User:Karishma.Patel.8/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article discusses the Presentation, Cause, Diagnosis, Management, Prognosis, and Epidemiology of Pituitary Stalk interruption syndrome. Although the sections sound comprehensive, many of them are hardly more than one sentence long, and could definitely be expanded. The article includes a diagram of where the pituitary is found in the brain, but could perhaps also include some images relating specifically to the pituitary stalk, or some images more related to the disease. The Lead is rather brief, and could give a more general overview along with some statistics about prevalence. The Presentation section seems to be thorough, and includes information and citations from all three sources the article uses. As mentioned earlier, the Cause, Diagnosis, Management, Prognosis and Epidemiology are all extremely brief. The references seem fairly up-to-date, (2018 and 2015), but more references can certainly be found and used to expand and supplement the information currently there. Some additionally in-text citations are necessary to support the claims made. The talk page has no history on it except for the original publication date while the history shows that three or four authors have contributed. The page was last edited on January 12th 2020.
 * This article discusses the Presentation, Cause, Diagnosis, Management, Prognosis, and Epidemiology of Pituitary Stalk interruption syndrome. Although the sections sound comprehensive, many of them are hardly more than one sentence long, and could definitely be expanded. The article includes a diagram of where the pituitary is found in the brain, but could perhaps also include some images relating specifically to the pituitary stalk, or some images more related to the disease. The Lead is rather brief, and could give a more general overview along with some statistics about prevalence. The Presentation section seems to be thorough, and includes information and citations from all three sources the article uses. As mentioned earlier, the Cause, Diagnosis, Management, Prognosis and Epidemiology are all extremely brief. The references seem fairly up-to-date, (2018 and 2015), but more references can certainly be found and used to expand and supplement the information currently there. Some additionally in-text citations are necessary to support the claims made. The talk page has no history on it except for the original publication date while the history shows that three or four authors have contributed. The page was last edited on January 12th 2020.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31480013
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5505202/
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27917547
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386973

Option 2

 * Article title: Combined rapid anterior pituitary evaluation panel


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article discusses the endocrine diagnostic tool called the Combined Rapid Anterior Pituitary Evaluation Panel. The article breaks down the information into two major categories, Process and History, as well as including See Also and Reference sections. Both the Process and History sections are no more than a few sentences each, and could certainly be expanded. The article could benefit from several additional sections such as Uses, Limitations, Risks, Related Diseases, Values Measured, Interpretation, etc. The references vary from being relatively modern (2002 and 2007) to considerably outdated (1966 and 1973). The reference list itself could be expanded, and the article could stand to be bolstered by additional and new information. In-text citations are mostly present, but the article could benefit overall from more information and more citations. There are no accompanying images in this article. The Talk page shows no discussion, but the History page shows a considerable editing effort by multiple authors. The page was last edited on January 29th 2020, but is classified as a "stub" which could benefit from expansion.


 * Sources


 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9790275
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1304289
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31498947

Option 3

 * Article title: Hypophysectomy
 * Article Evaluation
 * Another short article, Hypophysectomy features only one section in addition to the lead: complications. The article could benefit from many additional sections such as reasons this is considered, alternatives, a breakdown of all the ways removal of the entire pituitary gland affects the rest of the body, prognosis, drugs given to supplement/mediate the side effects, etc. The references are from the early 2000's, and could also use an update, as well as additions to bolster existing information. Most claims are adequately referenced. There is no associated picture with this article. The Talk page is blank, while the history shows that the major edits done pertained to grammar and style instead of actual content. The article was last edited on July 10th 2019, and is also classified as an oncology stub and a surgery stub that needs to be expanded.
 * Another short article, Hypophysectomy features only one section in addition to the lead: complications. The article could benefit from many additional sections such as reasons this is considered, alternatives, a breakdown of all the ways removal of the entire pituitary gland affects the rest of the body, prognosis, drugs given to supplement/mediate the side effects, etc. The references are from the early 2000's, and could also use an update, as well as additions to bolster existing information. Most claims are adequately referenced. There is no associated picture with this article. The Talk page is blank, while the history shows that the major edits done pertained to grammar and style instead of actual content. The article was last edited on July 10th 2019, and is also classified as an oncology stub and a surgery stub that needs to be expanded.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/352581
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27638642
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30790007
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25069845

Option 4

 * Article title: Estrogenic fat
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is extremely short, consisting of a one-sentence lead, and a section titled Natural physiology. I would like to see a history of the concept, its function in the female body, whether this phenomenon occurs in males, abnormalities, etc. There are warning signs at the top of the page that advise the reader that this article needs more citations, additional sources, and that this article is an orphan- meaning no other articles link to it. The talk page is empty and the history mainly consists of removing unreliable sources the original author included. Although this article is classified as a stub of anatomy, it is ranked of low importance. The article was last edited on February 21st 2017.
 * This article is extremely short, consisting of a one-sentence lead, and a section titled Natural physiology. I would like to see a history of the concept, its function in the female body, whether this phenomenon occurs in males, abnormalities, etc. There are warning signs at the top of the page that advise the reader that this article needs more citations, additional sources, and that this article is an orphan- meaning no other articles link to it. The talk page is empty and the history mainly consists of removing unreliable sources the original author included. Although this article is classified as a stub of anatomy, it is ranked of low importance. The article was last edited on February 21st 2017.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29507860
 * https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ob-gyn/ur-medicine-menopause-and-womens-health/menopause-blog/may-2015/what-does-estrogen-have-to-do-with-belly-fat.aspx
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5835337/
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950919/

Option 5

 * Article title: Follicle-stimulating hormone
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article appears to be comprehensive upon first glance. For the most part, it is well-written, with several sections on the structure/genetics, its physiology in the body, detection, and diseased states. However, on the talk page, users in the past have commented on the need to include information about FSH receptors, and the molecular process by which the signal is communicated. The article itself also contains a warning that the structural section needs additional citations, that this article needs to be clarified for non-experts, and needs to be streamlined to reduce confusion. The diseased-state section also does not cite any sources, which can be improved. This page was last edited on January 10th 2020 and is ranked as a mid-importance article.
 * This article appears to be comprehensive upon first glance. For the most part, it is well-written, with several sections on the structure/genetics, its physiology in the body, detection, and diseased states. However, on the talk page, users in the past have commented on the need to include information about FSH receptors, and the molecular process by which the signal is communicated. The article itself also contains a warning that the structural section needs additional citations, that this article needs to be clarified for non-experts, and needs to be streamlined to reduce confusion. The diseased-state section also does not cite any sources, which can be improved. This page was last edited on January 10th 2020 and is ranked as a mid-importance article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29800292
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30462715
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31139153
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31127275

Karishma.Patel.8 (talk) 03:23, 14 February 2020 (UTC)