Neonatal hypoglycemia is a common and often transient issue for newborns during a period of transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life. Many infants with hypoglycemia are screened for it and treated for it in the nursery, and a handful will require NICU admissions. This podcast will help you understand these things about neonatal hypoglycemia:

• Why we worry 
• What causes it
• Which infants are most at risk
• How to treat it and who needs the NICU

Resources/Links:

• https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/Seminars_in_Fetal_Neonatal_Medicine.pdf
• https://publications.aap.org/hospitalpediatrics/article/11/6/595/180015/Practice-Variations-in-Diagnosis-and-Treatment-of
• https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/25073/Myriad-unknowns-regarding-neonatal-hypoglycemia?autologincheck=redirected

Links:

https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/Seminars_in_Fetal_Neonatal_Medicine.pdf

About the Speaker:

Host: Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD – Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in Neonatology at the University of Pennsylvania and Attending Physician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics is a podcast aimed at medical students doing their clinical clerkship in Pediatrics. The views expressed are the speakers' own and do not constitute medical advice.