Hemolytic disease of the newborn Flashcards
1
Q
What causes hemolytic disease of the newborn?
A
blood group incompatibility between mother and child
2
Q
What is extramedullary hematopoiesis?
A
production of RBCs outside the bone marrow
- causes heart and liver failure
- jaundice
- kernicterus
3
Q
What is kernicterus?
A
billirubin goes to brain
4
Q
Prevention of HDN from Rh incompatibility?
A
Rhogam
5
Q
Flow cytometry to check for presence of baby’s blood in mom looks for what?
A
HbF
6
Q
Protection against ABO incompatibility?
A
none
7
Q
Treatment for jaundice?
A
phototherapy
8
Q
Treatment for severe cases of ABO incompatibility?
A
total exchange transfusion
