Postnatal Glucose Homeostasis in Late-Preterm and Term Infants

By D. Adamkin. Pediatrics, 2011

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This report provides a practical guide and algorithm for the screening and subsequent management of neonatal hypoglycemia. Current evidence does not support a specific concentration of glucose that can discriminate normal from abnormal or can potentially result in acute or chronic irreversible neurologic damage. Early identification of the at-risk infant and institution of prophylactic measures to prevent neonatal hypoglycemia are recommended as a pragmatic approach despite the absence of a consistent definition of hypoglycemia in the literature.

Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology

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