Open AccessMETABOLIC EMERGENCIES – PART I
Author(s) -
Dana-Teodora Anton-Păduraru,
Iași Pharmacy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6175
pISSN - 1454-0398
DOI - 10.37897/rjp.2015.1.1
Subject(s) - hypoglycemia , metabolic acidosis , hyponatremia , hypopituitarism , medicine , endocrine system , metabolic disorder , acidosis , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , endocrinology , insulin , hormone
Often, patients with metabolic conditions (diseases caused by electrolytic unbalances, endocrine dysfunctions, inborn errors of metabolism) have symptoms similar to other emergencies, particularly as newborns and infants. The authors present the main emergencies: electrolytic unbalances – hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, metabolic acidosis and neonatal hypocalcemia; endocrine dysfunctions – suprarenal insufficiency and neonatal hypopituitarism; inborn metabolic diseases – acidosis, hyperglycemia/ hypoglycemia, hyperammoniemia, clinical symptoms associated to them, and recommended treatment.