Neonatal Jaundice
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Neonatal Jaundice Home Care
Home care for neonatal
jaundice
includes:
Encourage plenty of fluids:
Frequent feedings
Home phototherapy for neonatal
jaundice
:
Exposing the skin to artificial light that breaks down bilirubin in the skin
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Neonatal Jaundice Home Care: Warning Signs
Related Topics:
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Dubin Johnson syndrome
Erythroblastosis fetalis
Failure to thrive
Jaundice
Kernicterus
Rotor's syndrome
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Jaundice
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Last Updated: Oct 22, 2007
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Neonatal Jaundice References:
Dennery PA. Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Semin Neonatol. 2002 Apr;7(2):111-9.
Faber BM, Mills JF. Early intravenous nutrition for the prevention of neonatal jaundice. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD003846.
Gourley GR. Breast-feeding, neonatal jaundice and kernicterus. Semin Neonatol. 2002 Apr;7(2):135-41.
Madlon-Kay DJ. Maternal assessment of neonatal jaundice after hospital discharge. J Fam Pract. 2002 May;51(5):445-8.
