Growth Hormone Responses to Provocative Tests in Children with Short Stature / 전남의대학술지
Chonnam Medical Journal
;
: 33-38, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-133648
ABSTRACT
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is defined as a serum peak GH concentration 10 ng/mL at 120 min was 75.6% after insulin stimulation compared with 35.1% after L-dopa stimulation. Considering these results, we recommend performing the insulin test first to exclude ISS and then the L-dopa test for the diagnosis of GHD. This way, ISS patients are diagnosed after a single test, thus reducing hospital days and the burden of undergoing two serial tests.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Growth Hormone
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Levodopa
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Retrospective Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Diagnosis
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Dwarfism
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Glucose
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Hypoglycemia
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Insulin
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chonnam Medical Journal
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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