HYPOGLYCEMIA DUE TO SEDATION FOLLOWING CLONIDINE TEST FOR GROWTH-HORMONE RESERVE

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作者
SRIDHAR, GR
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[1] Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, Visakhapatnam 530 002
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10.1177/000992289303201111
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Life-threatening hypoglycemia following insulin administration to assess growth hormone secretory capacity in children with hypopituitarism is well known.1 We report hypoglycemic convulsions in a child with congenital hypopituitarism after the administration of clonidine to assess growth hormone reserve.
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