Screening for<unk>  is done on every neonate on admission in the USA but this is not recommended practice in all developed countries. One way of screening includes a heel stick to test the blood glucose level at the bedside. Diagnosing<unk>  in neonates requires two consecutive blood glucose readings of less than 40 mg/dl to properly diagnose<unk> . Bedside glucose monitoring is only effective if the equipment is accurate, rapid, and reliable. This form of testing is often faster and more cost effective. Laboratory serum glucose testing is the most accurate way of testing blood glucose levels. These specimens are either taken from the heel, arterial, or venous punctures and must be store immediately on ice in order to prevent glycolysis, further altering the results. USA guidelines recommended that the<unk>  neonate should have a glucose test every 2–4 hours for the first 24 hours of life. Guidelines in the UK, however, recommend pre-feed screening of at-risk infants at 2–4 hours of age (to avoid false positives when blood glucose is, ordinarily, at its lowest at 2–3 hours of age) and at the subsequent feed until a blood glucose level of >2.0 mmol/l (36 mg/dl) on at least two consecutive occasions and is feeding well. 1. Medical history Maternal diabetes mellitus, gestational hypertension,<unk>  erythrocytosis,<unk>  haemolysis of incompatible blood groups, perinatal asphyxia, severe infection, sclerosis,<unk>  respiratory distress syndrome, etc., especially in premature babies, babies younger than gestational age and those who are underfed in the early stages of life are at risk of<unk> . 2. Clinical manifestations<unk>  should be considered if there are atypical clinical manifestations, if the symptoms improve after glucose infusion, or if there are neurological symptoms and signs that cannot be easily explained. 3. Blood glucose measurement Postnatal glucose monitoring is the main method of early detection of<unk> . In particular, children at risk of<unk>  should have their blood glucose monitored within one hour of birth.
Neonatal hypoglycemia
Neonatal diabetes
Leucine-sensitive hypoglycemia of infancy
Transient neonatal diabetes
Permanent neonatal diabetes
Transient hyperammonemia of the newborn
Neonatal hypocalcemia
Shaken baby syndrome