Jaundice Flashcards
1
Q
What are the common causes of janudice within the first 24 hrs of birth?
A
Haemolysis
- ABO incompatibility
- Rh disease
2
Q
What defines prolonged jaundice?
A
Jaundice @ > 2 weeks of age
3
Q
What investigation is crucial to assessing prolonged neonatal jaundice?
What do its results signify?
A
Split bilirubin
If conjugated = post hepatic cause, may be biliary atresia
4
Q
What are the causes of prolonged neonatal jaundice?
A
- Breast milk jaundice
- Biliary atresia
- Hypothyroidism
- UTI
5
Q
What is the treatment for jaundice?
A
Plot bili on graph, depending on where it sits:
- Phototherapy
- Exchange transfusion
6
Q
What is the risk with neonatal jaundice?
A
Kernicterus
Encephalopathy due to deposition of unconjugated bilirubin in basal ganglia and brainstem nuclei, can cause Cerebral palsy
