6.2.3. Neonatology - Common Post-Natal Problems - Hypoglycaemia Flashcards

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What Babies are at Risk of Hypoglycaemia?

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  1. Limited Glucose Supply
  2. Hyperinsulinism
  3. Increased Glucose Utilisation
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What can cause Limited Glucose Supply?

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  1. Premature Babies

2. Perinatal Stress

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What can cause Hyperinsulinism?

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Infants of Diabetic Mothers

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What can cause an Increased Glucose Utilisation?

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  1. Small / Large for Gestational Age
  2. Hypothermia
  3. Sepsis
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What are the Neonatal Symptoms of Hypoglycaemia?

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  1. Hypothermia / Temperature Instability
  2. Lethargy / Hypotonia / Jitteriness
  3. Poor Suck and Feeding / Vomiting
    4 .Apnoea (Irregular Respiration)
  4. High Pitches / Weak Cry
  5. Seizures
  6. Asymptomatic
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What is the Disadvatages of Blood Sugar Measuring in a Neonate?

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  1. Bedside Tests can be inaccurate:
  2. a) At High or Low Levels
  3. b) When there is Poor Perfusion
  4. c) When there is Polycythaemia
    Note - Hypoglycaemia = Blood Sugar < 2.6 mmol/L
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