Jaundice

Causes

Diagnostic test

Definition

Symptoms

Health education

Pathophysiology

Risk factors

Management

Is yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes

Rigors

Fatty yellow deposits in the skin

Abdominal pain

Vomiting

Provide sufficient milk for infants

High fibre diet

Deposits of bilirubin in the skin

Unconjugated bilirubin ithe bloodstream

Bilirubin excretion

Administer antihistamines as prescribed

Provide soothing baths

Provide emotional support

Avoid scratching

Blood type incompatibility

Congenital infections

Preterm babies

build up of bilurubin

waste material in blood

severe liver disease

urinalysis

palmar erythema

spider angiomas

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