A Survey of Growth Hormone Stimulation Test Efficacy for Workup of Short Stature in a Referral Laboratory

A Survey of Growth Hormone Stimulation Test Efficacy for Workup of Short Stature in a Referral Laboratory

Objective: To assess growth hormone (GH) stimulation test efficacy in short stature workup for establishing GH deficiency. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Diagnostic Endocrine Section, Department of Chemical Pathology & Endocrinology, Armed Forces Institute of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2023-04, Vol.73 (2), p.477-80
Hauptverfasser: Munir, Muhammad Usman, Aamir, Muhammad, Haroon, Zujaja Hina, Kirmani, Sobia Irum, Yasir, Afshan, Habib, Hunain
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Children & youth
Failure to thrive
Growth hormone stimulation tests
Growth hormones
Height percentile
Hypoglycemia
Insulin
Insulin-like growth factors
Laboratories
Parents & parenting
Patients
Puberty
Reproducibility
Short stature
Somatotropin
Stature, Short
Surveys
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To assess growth hormone (GH) stimulation test efficacy in short stature workup for establishing GH deficiency. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Diagnostic Endocrine Section, Department of Chemical Pathology & Endocrinology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Aug 2020 to Jan 2021. Methodology: The study was conducted on 129 individuals aged 2-16 years. History, axiological data and biochemical parameters were assessed to establish GH deficiency for short stature workup. Results: Out of 129 individuals, 76(59%) boys and 53(41%) girls reported GH stimulation tests. 81(62.3%) children were in
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI:10.51253/pafmj.v73i2.7906