Abnormalities in fatty acid metabolism detected by newborn screening plantar blood need to be reviewed in the hospital to confirm the diagnosis and take early treatment.
Newborns are often screened with plantar blood when they are about 3 to 7 days old, mainly to check for diseases such as phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, and congenital adrenocortical hyperplasia. If abnormal fatty acid metabolism is found in the test results, it is not necessarily caused by the disease, but may be due to an error in the test, and a review in the hospital is needed.
In addition, if the review still finds abnormal fatty acid metabolism, treatment needs to be taken as early as possible. However, it is generally considered to be hereditary, metabolic diseases caused by the majority of cases have little effect, may lead to symptoms of hypoglycemia, need to pay attention to newborn feeding, such as in the newborn to add complementary foods pay attention to the supply of nutrients.