TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 2. Bilirubin Production and Its Measurement
A1  - Stevenson, David K.
A1  - Vreman, Hendrik J.
A1  - Wong, Ronald J.
A2  - Stevenson, David K.
A2  - Maisels, M. Jeffrey
A2  - Watchko, Jon F.
PY  - 2012
T2  - Care of the Jaundiced Neonate
AB  - Neonatal  jaundice  is  one  of  the  first  and  perhaps  the  most  common  problem  encountered  by  the  practicing  pediatrician.  It  is  a  natural  phenomenon  occurring  in  the  majority  of  full-term  infants  and  virtually  in  all  preterm  infants.1,2  Neonatal  jaundice  reflects  the  presence  of  pigment  in  the  skin  and  sclera,  although  little  is  known  about  the  exact  location  of  the  pigment  and  to  what  it  might  be  bound  in  those  locations.3  Nonetheless,  it  is  related  to  hyperbilirubinemia  in  the  transition  after  birth,  which  occurs  in  all  babies,  except  those  lacking  albumin,  which  is  an  extremely  rare  condition.  This  transitional  phenomenon  is  usually  benign  and  may  have  a  physiological  role  in  development,  but  under  some  conditions  bilirubin  outside  the  circulation  can  be  dangerous,  such  as  its  accumulation  in  the  brain,  contributing  to  neurologic  dysfunction  and,  sometimes,  permanent  injury.1,4  
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Y2  - 2024/04/19
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