Normal value of neonatal jaundice

Update Date: 2024-04-19 Source: Network

summary

Jaundice is a common symptom and sign, which is caused by the increase of serum bilirubin concentration due to bilirubin metabolism disorder. Jaundice, regardless of age. Jaundice has a normal value, if the index is normal, it is not suffering from, if not normal, it is suffering from. So what is the jaundice index of the newborn? Let's have a look.

Normal value of neonatal jaundice

1. Physiological jaundice is usually 2 days after birth, you can see with naked eyes that the skin is a little yellow, reaching the peak in 3-5 days, and most of it will disappear in 7-10 days. At this time, the jaundice index (serum bilirubin value) is generally not more than 15 mg / dl, which belongs to the normal range.

2. Pathological jaundice there are many reasons for pathological jaundice, full-term infants and premature infants are not the same standard, as long as the mother found the following situation will be sent to the hospital for observation: (1) neonatal jaundice found within 24 hours of birth, is "early-onset jaundice". (2) Jaundice index suddenly rise too high, a day to increase more than 5mg / dl, this situation is more common is hemolytic jaundice (mother and baby's blood group incompatibility). (3) Jaundice index increased too high, 15 mg / dl. (4) Duration is too long, the general duration of physiological jaundice is 7-10 days, if more than 2 weeks to pay attention to.

3. The ability of newborn to absorb, combine and excrete bilirubin is obviously lower than that of adults, and the production of bilirubin is more and the excretion is less, so jaundice is easy to occur. In particular, the baby in hypoxia, delayed meconium excretion, delayed feeding, vomiting, dehydration, acidosis, hematoma and other conditions, will aggravate jaundice.

matters needing attention

Mothers should pay more attention to keep the newborn warm, feed appropriately early, supply enough water and heat energy, discharge feces as soon as possible, reduce the enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin, which can reduce the degree of physiological jaundice.