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Neonatal Jaundice - Coggle Diagram
Neonatal Jaundice
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Bilirubin Metabolism
- Bound to ligandin, enters hepatocyte, transportered to SER
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- Excreted in faeces and urine?
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Background
Common - 25-50% o fterm babies develop jaundice , even more common in premies
Significance - high levels of bilirubin ass with negative outcomes - acute and chronic encephalophathy
Pathological Jaundice
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Characteristics
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- Rate of increase > 8 umol/L/hr
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- Prolonged jaundice presisting >21 days in ewborns
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