Fifteen-minute consultation: Investigation and management of hypoglycaemia in the term-born infant

Daniel Cromb; Malgorzata Radomska; Nandu Thalange; Paul Cawley

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2021-323568

Fifteen-minute consultation: Investigation and management of hypoglycaemia in the term-born infant

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2024 Mar 19;109(2):73-81. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323568.

Authors

Daniel Cromb^{1

2}, Malgorzata Radomska², Nandu Thalange³, Paul Cawley^{4

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for the Developing Brain, Department of Perinatal Imaging and Health, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK daniel.cromb@nhs.net.
² Department of Neonatology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
⁴ Centre for the Developing Brain, Department of Perinatal Imaging and Health, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.

PMID: 36347599
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323568

Abstract

Hypoglycaemia in term infants is very common. Deciding on appropriate investigations and management is often challenging. The aims of this article are to help with understanding when, how and why to investigate symptoms of hypoglycaemia in full-term infants (born ≥37 weeks' gestational age).

Keywords: endocrinology; intensive care units, neonatal; neonatology.

MeSH terms

Gestational Age
Humans
Hypoglycemia* / diagnosis
Hypoglycemia* / therapy
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Risk Factors