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Physiological AdaptationQuestion 2047 of 2368

How can cold stress lead to hypoglycemia in a newborn?

  1. Producing heat raises the metabolic rate, oxygen use, and glucose use.
  2. Cold stress slows the metabolic rate, so glucose cannot be used.
  3. Cold stress causes shivering that burns stored glycogen.
  4. Cold stress blocks the rooting reflex and prevents all feeding.
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Correct answer: Producing heat raises the metabolic rate, oxygen use, and glucose use.

Cold stress increases glucose use. Newborns also lack enough muscle mass to shiver.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Newborn Care: Impaired Thermoregulation. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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