Clerkship Ready: Pediatrics

Before your first day caring for newborns – understanding neonatal hypoglycemia

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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
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