Hypoglycemia in Children Attending the Critical Care Medicine in Developing Countries

摘要: Hypoglycemia is a biochemical symptom, which refers to the presence of an underlying cause. As glucose fundamental energy currency cell, disorders that affect its availability or use can cause hypoglycemia (DePuy et al., 2009, Schaefer-Graf 2002). Glucose source storage in form glycogen, fat, and protein most common metabolic problem among pediatric patients critical care medicine Tita Adamson 1995, Alkalay 2006). The lower limit accepted normal value blood level newborn infants with associated illness especially hypoxemia ischemia already impairs cerebral metabolism has not been determined (Sperling 2008, Moreover, there are controversies regarding definition (Cornblath 2000). However, some reasonably definitions for purpose clinical management entity practice. In children, less than 40 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) represents (Tita Guideline, 2004, Jain 2008). A plasma 30 (1.65 first 24 hours life 45 (2.5 thereafter constitutes Daly 2003, Cornblath children severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cutoff bit high, and, 54 (3.0 (WHO, 1999, Ahmed 1999).