Although many neonatal jaundice appears, but most are rational. So what is neonatal hyperbilirubinemia? pathological jaundice of newborn should have the following characteristics:
1, jaundice appears early: often occur within 24 hours after birth. If a neonatal jaundice appears a few hours after birth (General first part is the sclera and face) then prompt this is a dangerous signal, children are likely to suffer from hemolytic disease.
Level 2, jaundice: mainly jaundice progress quickly, from the face gradually spread to the trunk, limbs, if children are found the palms and soles are yellow dye, prompting Pediatric blood bilirubin value exceeds 12mg%. (Term infants with serum bilirubin greater than 12mg/DL; greater than 15mg/DL in preterm infants, tips for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, referred to as Gao Dan)
3, long duration of jaundice, often more than 2 weeks (preterm infants over 3 weeks). If 2 weeks after the child still have jaundice, no matter how much serum bilirubin is tip is unusual circumstances, parents best brought children to the hospital for the necessary checks, in order to identify the cause of jaundice caused by.
4 dissipated, jaundice appears after.
Many causes of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, particularly jaundice occurs more attention should be paid within 24 hours after, often prompts with acute severe disease, immediate to the hospital.
In order to detect pathological jaundice, must observe the development of jaundice. If you are giving birth in hospitals, at discharge not forget to ask the doctor, newborn has jaundice? is already a few days? to understand delay no rebate of neonatal jaundice; home also often hold children in natural light, see if the skin is yellow, because as light in the room dark or light observation, often result in missed see jaundice. If the newborn is not only skin, white eyes yellow, torso and hands and feet are also yellow, it means jaundice serious, should go to hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
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