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Jaundice In Newborns Learning Center
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Bilirubin is a yellow pigment that's created in the body during the normal recycling of old red blood cells. The liver processes bilirubin in the blood so that it can be removed from the body in the stool.
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Typically, neonatal jaundice occurs in otherwise healthy infants for two reasons. First, infants have too many red blood cells and it is a natural process for the body to break down these excess red blood cells to form a large amount of bilirubin....
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An elevated bilirubin level may be due to its increased production, a decreased rate of conjugation, or abnormalities of the liver. In order for the bilirubin to be excreted in the urine and stool, it must be converted, or conjugated from a fat- o...
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In newborn infants, the liver and intestinal systems are immature and cannot excrete bilirubin as fast as the body produces it. This type of hyperbilirubinemia can cause jaundice to develop within a few days after birth. About one-half of all newb...
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ABO incompatibility is a reaction of the immune system that occurs if two different and not compatible blood types are mixed together.
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Jaundice is a condition that causes the skin and parts of the eyes to turn a yellow color. Breast milk jaundice is long-term jaundice in an otherwise healthy, breast-fed baby. It develops after the first week of life and continues up to the sixth ...
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