RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
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ID 1107527799
T1 Hyperglycemia
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107527799
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  nurse  reports  an  infant  has  a  blood  glucose  level  of  240  mg/dL.  The  incidence  of  hyperglycemia  is  higher  in  preterm  than  term  infants  (60–80%  in  extremely  low  birthweight  [ELBW]  infants).  The  definition  and  treatment  of  hyperglycemia  is  controversial.  Following  are  some  of  the  definitions  used:  Whole  blood  glucose  >120–125  mg/dL  or  a  plasma  glucose  >145–150  mg/dL  regardless  of  gestational  or  postnatal  age  or  weightWhole  blood  glucose  >125  mg/dL  in  term  and  >150  mg/dL  in  pretermWhole  blood  glucose  >215  mg/dL  (operational  definition  per  Edmund  Hey)