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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1969;12(11):621-628. Published online November 30, 1969.

The Effects Upon Water Loading Test and Hickey-Hare Test in Infectious Hepatitis

Soon Keuk Hong¹

¹Dept, of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate effects upon the water loading test and the Hickey-Hare test in infectious hepatitis, in which state many reports have described impairment of water excretion. Accordingly, the afore-mentioned tests were made in 9 children with infectious hepatitis. In all, during the acute phase of the disease, a significant difference compared to control samples were observed. 1) Water loading test in the group of infectious hepatitis revealed slower increasing urine volume at first, but later, slower decreasing urine volume compared to the control samples. 2)Water loading test in the group of infectious hepatitis showed slower decreasing urine specific gravity compared to the control samples. 3)In Hickey-Hare test, the group of infectious hepatitis revealed more rapid response in dropping of urine flow compared to the control samples. 4)It assumed that the above results are arisen from the accumulated anti-diuretic substance (ADS) in. infectious hepatitis.

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