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Question of the Week

Q. Preterm baby 1.5 kg with persistent hypoglycemia up to 4 weeks of age, serum glucose 22-40 mg/dl. serum insulin, cortisone, glucagon, growth hormone, normal The metabolic screen was normal. What do you expect to cause hypoglycemia?

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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

A 28-year-old primigravida presented in December 2024 at 17 weeks of gestation with incidentally positive results for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B envelope antibodies (anti-HBeAg), and total hepatitis B capsule antibodies (anti-HB ...

How do you explain the variability in the hepatitis B viral load results of the ...

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Diagnostic Dilemma

An 11 months old boy born of a non-consanguineous marriage, resident of India presented with fever with chills for 1 day and dry cough for 1 day. He was admitted 2 months back for bronchopneumonia. On examination, his vital parameters were normal and there was pallor. On systemic examination, he had ...

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