ea0033oc1.1 | Oral Communications 1 | BSPED2013
Juma Zain
, Casey Angela
, Prior Jullia
, Kirk Jeremy
, Dias Renuka
Background: The diagnosis of isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) is based on multiple factors: clinical, radiological and biochemical along with suboptimal peak GH levels demonstrated on dynamic testing. Recent guidance from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE; UK; 2010) advises that two GH stimulation tests must demonstrate a subnormal GH peak <6.7 μg/l (20 mU/l) to confirm the diagnosis of IGHD. In our centre, three different GH provocation tests are used:...