Open AccessSerial GH Measurement After Intravenous Catheter Placement Alone Can Detect Levels Above Stimulation Test Thresholds in Children
Author(s) -
Colin P. Hawkes,
Meenal Mavinkurve,
Marie Fallon,
Adda Grimberg,
Declan Cody
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2015-3102
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , stimulation , insulin tolerance test , endocrinology , reproducibility , insulin , insulin sensitivity , insulin resistance , biology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics
GH stimulation testing is limited by poor specificity and reproducibility in identifying GH deficiency. Intravenous line placement (IVP) in pediatrics may be a stimulus for GH secretion.
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