Hypoglycemia

Due to sedation following clonidine test for growth hormone reserve.
GR Sridhar, Endocrine and Diabetes Centre, Visakhapatnam-530002
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1993 Nov;32(11):688-9
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Life-threatening hypoglycemia following insulin administration to assess growth hormone secretory capacity in children with hypopituitarism is well known. We report hypoglycemic convulsions in a child with congenital hypopituitarism after the administration of clonidine to assess growth hormone reserve.















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