Questions and Answers
True or false: Neonatal hyperglycemia is usually defined as a blood glucose concentration of more than 125 mg/dL in a term infant or more than 150 mg/dL in a preterm infant?
True
True or false: There are reported 'clinical' definitions of hyperglycemia in newborns?
False
True or false: The upper limit of the normal range of glucose concentrations in fetal life is 108 mg/dL?
True
True or false: The incidence of neonatal hyperglycemia is easy to determine?
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True or false: 86% of infants with birth weights under 1100 g were hyperglycemic according to Dweck and Cassady?
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True or false: An understanding of the development of the nervous system is not necessary for understanding fetal and neonatal neurology?
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True or false: Disturbances of neural development are not commonly seen in the neonatal period?
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True or false: The brain develops at a slow rate during fetal and neonatal periods?
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True or false: Common insults to the fetus and newborn can have far-reaching effects on neural development?
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True or false: The effects of insults on neural development can be easily detected using available techniques?
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Study Notes
Neonatal Hyperglycemia
- Neonatal hyperglycemia is defined as a blood glucose concentration of more than 125 mg/dL in term infants and more than 150 mg/dL in preterm infants.
- There are no universally accepted clinical definitions of hyperglycemia in newborns.
- The upper limit of the normal range of glucose concentrations in fetal life is 108 mg/dL.
Incidence of Neonatal Hyperglycemia
- The incidence of neonatal hyperglycemia is difficult to determine.
- In one study, 86% of infants with birth weights under 1100 g were hyperglycemic.
Fetal and Neonatal Neurology
- An understanding of the development of the nervous system is necessary for understanding fetal and neonatal neurology.
- Disturbances of neural development are commonly seen in the neonatal period.
- The brain develops rapidly during fetal and neonatal periods.
- Common insults to the fetus and newborn can have far-reaching effects on neural development.
- The effects of insults on neural development may not be easily detected using available techniques.
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