ea0039ep111 | Pituitary and growth | BSPED2015
Sloane Sarah
, O'Donnnell Judith
, Carney Sally
, Dimitri Paul
, Wright Neil
, Elder Charlotte
Background: Currently we investigate children with possible GH deficiency, but who are healthy, with a normal short stature screen, and without suspicion of other pituitary dysfunction (simple short stature), with full dynamic anterior pituitary function tests (APFT). An abnormal GH peak leads to a second GH stimulation test. We studied the cost implications of only performing a GH stimulation test initially, followed by full APFT if the initial GH peak was low, to...