ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC
Neonatal endocrine & metabolic
Hormones, glucose and the metabolic emergencies of the newborn. Practical, case-based approaches for the registrar - what to recognise, what to send, and when to escalate.
IN THIS SECTION
Ambiguous genitalia
Hypoglycaemia
Inborn errors
Thyroid
CAH
CONDITIONS
Conditions in this section
More topics are being written. The first deep-dive is live below.
DSD
Ambiguous genitalia in the newborn
A calm, case-based approach: stabilise (exclude CAH), investigate, communicate, refer. Embryology, work-up and the modern, rights-aware approach.
GLU
Neonatal hypoglycaemia
At-risk babies, thresholds, the hypoglycaemia screen and management.
IEM
Inborn errors of metabolism
When to suspect, the metabolic work-up and first-line stabilisation.
THY
Thyroid abnormalities
Newborn screening, congenital hypothyroidism and neonatal thyrotoxicosis.