Application of the screening test principles to screening for neonatal hypoglycemia

• Ngā kaituhi matua: J. M. Alsweiler (Author), N. Heather (Author), D. L. Harris (Author), C. J. D. McKinlay (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Severe and prolonged neonatal hypoglycemia can cause brain injury, while the long-term consequences of mild or transitional hypoglycemia are uncertain. As neonatal hypoglycemia is often asymptomatic it is routine practice to screen infants considered at risk, including infants of mothers with diabet...