Jaundice
I was told this morning my two nephews (newborn babies) were diagnosed Neonatal jaundice. one got 9.8 and another 16.9 bilirubin levels
Its most common in Infants of East Asian and Native American descent have higher levels of bilirubin than white infants, who in turn have higher bilirubin levels than infants of African descent. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is more prevalent in infants of East Asian, Greek, and African descent.
In most cases, this jaundice will disappear after a few days, the meaning of word "jaundice" is
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. Also called icterus [New Latin, from Greek ikteros.]
[Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Old French jaunice, yellowness, jaundice, from jaune, jalne, yellow, from Latin galbinus, yellowish.]
hyperbilirubinemia-abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
Physiologic jaundice:
Most babies with jaundice have physiologic jaundice. This is the type of jaundice that is caused because of the natural process of breaking down red blood cells and normally Newborns have a high red blood cell count.
Neonatal jaundice is usually harmless: this condition is often seen in around the second day after birth, lasting till day 8 in normal births, or to around day 14 in premature births. Serum bilirubin normally drops to a low level without any intervention required: the jaundice is presumably a consequence of metabolic and physiological adjustments after birth.
In most cases no need to worry as long as it is not related to ABO Incompatibility or Rh Incompatibility, I have seen few cases where high bilirubin lvls between 25-32 mg/dL.
Phototherapy and Exchange Transfusion are common treatment for this kind of jaundice you can find more visiting at http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;114/1/297
Its most common in Infants of East Asian and Native American descent have higher levels of bilirubin than white infants, who in turn have higher bilirubin levels than infants of African descent. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is more prevalent in infants of East Asian, Greek, and African descent.
In most cases, this jaundice will disappear after a few days, the meaning of word "jaundice" is
Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It occurs as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile. Also called icterus [New Latin, from Greek ikteros.]
[Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Old French jaunice, yellowness, jaundice, from jaune, jalne, yellow, from Latin galbinus, yellowish.]
hyperbilirubinemia-abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
Physiologic jaundice:
Most babies with jaundice have physiologic jaundice. This is the type of jaundice that is caused because of the natural process of breaking down red blood cells and normally Newborns have a high red blood cell count.
Neonatal jaundice is usually harmless: this condition is often seen in around the second day after birth, lasting till day 8 in normal births, or to around day 14 in premature births. Serum bilirubin normally drops to a low level without any intervention required: the jaundice is presumably a consequence of metabolic and physiological adjustments after birth.
In most cases no need to worry as long as it is not related to ABO Incompatibility or Rh Incompatibility, I have seen few cases where high bilirubin lvls between 25-32 mg/dL.
Phototherapy and Exchange Transfusion are common treatment for this kind of jaundice you can find more visiting at http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;114/1/297
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