My baby born on 9th june. His jaundice is 15.9 today and doctor admitted him in NICU. Please advice what level is safe?
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Might be a case of neonatal jaundice. Blood workout has to be done .photo therapy is needed with rest assured to rule out other complications .it's not a very rare case.
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Hyperbilirubinemia is an extremely common problem occurring during the newborn period. The etiology of the jaundice is quite varied; although most causes are benign, each case must be investigated to rule out an etiology with significant morbidity. Since 97% of term babies have serum bilirubin values <13 mg/dl, all infants with a serum bilirubin level >13 mg/dl require a minimum work up. Other criteria of non-physiologic jaundice are visible jaundice on the first day of life, a total serum bilirubin level increasing by more than 5 mg/dl per day, a direct serum bilirubin level exceeding 1.5 mg/dl, and clinical jaundice persisting for more than 1 week in term babies (may persist longer in breast-fed infants).
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