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Jaundice In Newborns Learning Center
Doctor Specialties could include:
- Pediatrician
- Internist
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Gastroenterologist
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Hepatologist
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Those who spend less than 24 hours in a hospital should be seen by age 72 hours. Infants sent home between 24 and 48 hours should be seen again by age 96 hours.
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With short neonatal hospital stays, jaundice will not have peaked or become apparent at the time of hospital discharge. Therefore, infants at risk for severe hyperbilirubinemia should be identified so they can be observed closely both while in the...
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The nurse may participate in the care of the infant in the hospital nursery, where he or she may be the first to notice the jaundice. The nurse may also be the one to take the parent's call about the jaundice in the pediatric care provider's offic...
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
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American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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In 1933, the American Board of Medical Specialists (ABMS) was formed to protect the public trust in physician specialists by standardizing testing and training..
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Transplant hepatology is a subspecialty of gastroenterology, which is a subspecialty of Internal Medicine. After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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