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newborn one day old present with excessive sweating ,drowsiness,frothy mouth,grunting,followed by deep sleep family history is positive for previous 2 sibs he died after 2 days. on exam.every thing is normal serum ca. rand. bd sugar both normal
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Rule out an inborn error of metabolism. Do a baseline VBG, S electrolytes, ammonia, random blood sugar and urine chromatography.
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