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Table 1 Functional Tests to evaluate anterior pituitary function and to diagnosis of diabetes insipidus

From: Sheehan’s syndrome presenting with panhypopituitarism and central diabetes insipidus: a case report

Insulin hypoglycemia test/ TRH test/LHRH Test

0 min

30 min

45 min

60 min

75 min

90 min

 

Plasma glucose (mg/dL)

79

44

55

63

67

70

 

Cortisol (µg/dL)

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

 

Growth hormone (ng/mL)

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

 

FSH (mIU/mL)

0.9

0.9

 

0.9

 

0.9

 

LH (mIU/mL)

 

0.78

 

0.78

 

0.79

 

PRL (ng/mL)

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

   

TSH(µU/mL)

0.31

0.49

0.41

0.39

 

0.32

 

T4 (µg/dL)

1.6

      

T3 (ng/dL)

64.5

      

Water deprivation/ desmopressin test

-6 h

-5 h

-4 h

-3 h

-2 h

-1 h

0hra

1 h

2 h

BP (mmHg)

136/100

110/86

132/90

130/94

138/98

136/100

134/100

138/90

120/86

PR(/min)

96

88

86

82

82

86

88

86

88

BW(Kg)

76

75.5

75.5

75.2

73

74.5

74

74

74

Urine osmolarity

116

137

153

158

165

189

206

372

411

Plasma osmolarity

300

298

311

307

313

315

310

-

-

Urine amount

-

260

270

350

390

380

250

170

50

  1. a. DDAVP 1 mg was administered at 16:00. (0hr)