title: Hypoglycemia in the newborn.
abstract: Hypoglycemia in a neonate is defined as blood sugar value below 40 mg/dL. It is commonly associated with a variety of neonatal conditions like prematurity, intrauterine growth restriction and maternal diabetes. Screening for hypoglycemia in high-risk situations is recommended. Supervised breast-feeding may be an initial treatment option in asymptomatic hypoglycemia. However, symptomatic hypoglycemia should always be treated with a continuous infusion of parenteral dextrose. Neonates needing dextrose infusion rates above 12 mg/kg/min should be investigated for a definite cause of hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia has been linked to poor neuro-developmental outcome, and hence aggressive screening and treatment is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jeeva Sankar
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Deorari
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012008:Recurrence; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D005947:Glucose
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