After the delivery of an infant of diabetic mother, blood glucose of the infant was 60 mg/dt. Which other investigation docs the sister expects that the physician would ask her to do?
Correct Answer: Serum calcium
Description: Ans: C. Serum calciumRef Ghai Essential Pedistrics 8,h ed, pg. 181 und Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 20h ed" pg. 897 Infants of a diabetic mother are ata higher risk of metabolic complications as compared to normal infants.These complications include:* Hypoglycemia* Hypocalcemia* Hypomagnesemia* Hence the infant needs to be checked for these as soon as possible.
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