Neonatal Jaundice

Neonatal Jaundice: Introduction

Newborn babies often suffer from a slight yellow tinge of the skin and eyes caused by a type of jaundice called neonatal jaundice. This is from bilirubin in the blood because of the immaturity of their livers. This usually resolves without treatment in a few days, but in severe cases it can require treatment.

Symptoms of Neonatal Jaundice

• Yellow skin
• Yellow eyes
• more symptoms...»

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Neonatal Jaundice: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Neonatal Jaundice:

• Kernicterus
• Brain damage
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Neonatal Jaundice

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Neonatal Jaundice?

• Misdiagnosis of Neonatal Jaundice
• Failure to diagnose Neonatal Jaundice
• Hidden causes of Neonatal Jaundice (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Neonatal Jaundice

Neonatal Jaundice: Self Assessment Tools

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Neonatal Jaundice: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
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  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Neonatal Jaundice: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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• Mom & Baby
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• Womens Health
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Neonatal Jaundice: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Neonatal Jaundice

Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases, because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms. Although the most...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See ...read more »

Undiagnosed celiac disease in pregnancy harms fetus: The failure to diagnose the common but less known digestive disease celiac disease (see symptoms of celiac disease) is linked to adverse fetal...read more »

Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can...read more »

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Neonatal Jaundice: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Neonatal Jaundice

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Neonatal Jaundice:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Neonatal Jaundice, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Neonatal Jaundice: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Neonatal Jaundice

• Rh incompatibility
• Hepatitis
• Fetal infection
• Congenital liver defects
• Congenital bile duct atresia - blockage of the bile ducts
• more causes...»

See full list of 49 causes of Neonatal Jaundice

More information about causes of Neonatal Jaundice:

• Underlying causes of Neonatal Jaundice
• Neonatal Jaundice as a complication caused by other conditions
• Neonatal Jaundice as a symptom

Treatments for Neonatal Jaundice

• Watchful waiting - in the normal mild cases the condition usually corrects itself within a few days.
• Mild sunlight exposure - usually indirect light, taking extreme care not to sunburn the baby's skin.
• UV light exposure - using a mild artificial light source.
• Phototherapy
• Exchange blood transfusion - in extreme cases
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Neonatal Jaundice

Latest Treatments for Neonatal Jaundice

• Phototherapy
• Exchange transfusions
• Intravenous immunoglobulin
• IV hydration
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Neonatal Jaundice

News Archives for Neonatal Jaundice

Medical news articles related to Neonatal Jaundice include:

• Health Tip: Causes for Jaundice
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Neonatal Jaundice

Medical research articles related to Neonatal Jaundice include:

• Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
• Neonatal jaundice
• Neonatal jaundice
• Guidelines for detection, management and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm newborn infants (35 or more weeks? gestation)
• Antenatal phenobarbital for reducing neonatal jaundice after red cell isoimmunization
• Hereditary Disorders of Red Cell Permeability (Overview)
• Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (Diagnosis)
• Mental Retardation (Overview)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Neonatal Jaundice

Prognosis for Neonatal Jaundice: Good, except rare severe cases.

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Reseach about Neonatal Jaundice

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Clinical Trials for Neonatal Jaundice

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Neonatal Jaundice include:

• Compassionate Use of Stanate (TM) Stannsoporfin - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Stanate (TM), stannsoporfin, tin-mesoporphyrin
• Establishing Novel Detection Techniques for Various Genetic-Related Diseases by Applying DHPLC Platform. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Predictors of the Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Neonatal Jaundice

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Neonatal Jaundice: Broader Related Topics

• Liver conditions
• Jaundice
• more types...»

Types of Neonatal Jaundice

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