title: [Results of the exercise (ergometer) test as a diagnostic screening procedure in children with short stature].
abstract: The so-called Exercise Test of Lacey and coworkers (1973) is based on the fact that a functioning pituitary can be stimulated by physical exercise. The test was performed in 28 children of short stature as an out-patient screening test. The results were satisfactory since a growth-hormone deficiency could be excluded in 70% of the cases. The convenience of this test, which entails the investigation of only two blood samples, is stressed in respect to paediatric practice.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000097:blood; D004393:Dwarfism, Pituitary / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014044:Tolbutamide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D005934:Glucagon; D001120:Arginine; D014044:Tolbutamide
vernacular_title: Erfahrungen mit dem sogenannten Ergometertest als Screeningverfahren bei Kleinwuchs im Kindesalter