This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on neonatal hypoglycemia. It gives an overview of risk factors, signs & symptoms, and prevention techniques, as well as a screening and management algorithm. It was created by Mekala Neelakantan, a medical student at the Western Michigan University, with the help of Dr. Janet Lioy at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 

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Related Content

• CPS Podcast: Neonatal Hypoglycaemia

References

1. Narvey, M., and Marks, S. Canadian Pediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee “The screening and management of newborns at risk for low blood glucose.”
2. Interprofessional education and research committee. Newborn Hypoglycemia. Champlain Matern Newborn Reg Progr. 2013;(October):1–13.
3. Thompson-Branch, Alecia, and Thomas Havranek. “Neonatal Hypoglycemia.” Pediatrics in Review 38.4 (2017): 147-157.
4. A, Hamdan AH. Neonatal Hypoglycemia. [Updated 2020 Jan 16]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537105/
5. American Academy of Pediatrics. Hypoglycemia. In: McInerny TK, Adam HM, Campbell DE, DeWitt TG, Foy JM, Kamat DM, eds. American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, 2^nd Edition. American Academy of Pediatrics; 2017.