This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Malnutrition, Subject name: Pediatrics
In severe acute malnutrition, hypoglycemia is defined as? 
Select and explain. 
A. Blood glucose level < 40 mg/dl, B. Blood glucose level <45 mg/dl, C. Blood glucose level <50 mg/dl, D. Blood glucose level <54 mg/dl
D: Blood glucose level <54 mg/dl
Answer: D: Blood glucose level <54 mg/dl 
Explanation: In severe acute malnutrition, hypoglycemia is defined as: Blood glucose level <54 mg/dl For correction ofasymptomatichypoglycemia,50 mlof 10% glucose or sucrose solution should be given orally or by nasogastric tube. For correction ofsymptomatichypoglycemia,5 ml/kgof 10% dextrose should be given intravenously. This should be followed with 50 ml of 10% dextrose or sucrose solution by nasogastric tube. Hypoglycemia, hypothermia and infection generally occur as a triad in SAM.