Abstract
Objectives: To assess the safety and importance of diagnostic fast in the evaluation of hypoglycemia in children in a non-specialist set up. Method: The medical records of 116 patients with hypoglycemia, admitted to Pediatric Unit, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, over a 15 year period, were reviewed. Of these, 96 (82.8%) patients, 52 boys and 44 girls, aged 8 days to 10 years were subjected to diagnostic fast. Results: Of these 96 patients fasted, 77 (80.2%) became hypoglycemic (HG group) and 19 (19.8 %) did not develop hypoglycemia on fast (NHG group). In the HG group, 69 (89.6%) patients developed symptomatic hypoglycemia of variable severity and none developed coma or convulsions during fasting. Conclusion: The study has proved that diagnostic fast is relatively a safe procedure with considerable amount of diagnostic yield.
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- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Bappal, B., & Mula-Abed, W. S. (2007). Evaluation of Diagnostic Fasting in the Investigation of Hypoglycemia in Children Omani Experience. Oman Medical Journal. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/evaluation-of-diagnostic-fasting-in-the-investigation-of-hypoglycemia-in-children-omani-experience
MLA 9
Bappal, Bhasker, and Waad Sharef Mula-Abed. "Evaluation of Diagnostic Fasting in the Investigation of Hypoglycemia in Children Omani Experience." Oman Medical Journal, 2007. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/evaluation-of-diagnostic-fasting-in-the-investigation-of-hypoglycemia-in-children-omani-experience.
Chicago (author–date)
Bappal, Bhasker, and Waad Sharef Mula-Abed. 2007. "Evaluation of Diagnostic Fasting in the Investigation of Hypoglycemia in Children Omani Experience." Oman Medical Journal. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/evaluation-of-diagnostic-fasting-in-the-investigation-of-hypoglycemia-in-children-omani-experience.
Harvard
Bappal, B. and Mula-Abed, W. S. (2007) 'Evaluation of Diagnostic Fasting in the Investigation of Hypoglycemia in Children Omani Experience', Oman Medical Journal. Available at: https://omanscience.com/en/articles/evaluation-of-diagnostic-fasting-in-the-investigation-of-hypoglycemia-in-children-omani-experience.
Vancouver
Bappal B, Mula-Abed WS. Evaluation of Diagnostic Fasting in the Investigation of Hypoglycemia in Children Omani Experience. Oman Medical Journal. 2007. https://omanscience.com/en/articles/evaluation-of-diagnostic-fasting-in-the-investigation-of-hypoglycemia-in-children-omani-experience
IEEE
B. Bappal, and W. S. Mula-Abed, "Evaluation of Diagnostic Fasting in the Investigation of Hypoglycemia in Children Omani Experience," Oman Medical Journal, 2007, https://omanscience.com/en/articles/evaluation-of-diagnostic-fasting-in-the-investigation-of-hypoglycemia-in-children-omani-experience.