Topic: Bilirubin Phototherapy Newborn Jaundice
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How does phototherapy cures jaundice for newborn babies?
How is jaundice treated? Most jaundice needs no treatment, but when it does, phototherapy (light therapy) is considered very safe and effective: Placing your baby under blue "bililights" lights — naked in a bassinet, with his eyes covered —... Read More »
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What's in a Name? Physiologic and Pathologic Jaundice The Conundr...
Because at some point during the first week after birth almostevery newborn has a total serum bilirubin (TSB) level that exceeds1 mg/dL (17 µmol/L), the upper limit of normal for anadult, and 2 of every 3 newborns are jaundiced to the clini... Read More »
Source: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/118/2/805
