title: [Comparison of the value of the glucagon test and galactose tolerance test in the clinical diagnosis of cirrhosis].
abstract: Using the test of glucagon load and the test of galactose tolerance the usefulness was compared of both these carbohydrate tests in the clinical diagnosis of cirrhosis. The studied group comprised 30 patients with cirrhosis divided into two groups depending on the stage of the disease, and 21 women with spastic colitis serving as a control group. Both tests were found to be useful in the diagnosis of cirrhosis. The results of these tests were statistically significantly different from those in the control group which could be demonstrated as different shapes of blood glucose curves. Moreover, range values could be proposed for blood glucose levels characteristic of cirrhosis and criteria could be established using these tests for differentiating compensated against decompensated cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Gastroenterologii Ak. Med., Wroclawiu.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poniewierka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose; D005934:Glucagon; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005934:Glucagon; D005690:Galactose
vernacular_title: Porównanie wartości próby glukagonowej i testu tolerancji galaktozy w diagnostyce klinicznej marskości watroby.