Bilirubin in the Neonate... (normal or alarming?)
OK so I have been confused on this for a while
I have heard that a newborn should never be jaundiced... and yet I have heard that it is normal.
Reading MTB2 it says this
Transient Hyperbilirubinemia
"Over 60% of all newborn infants are jaundiced. This is due to the infant's spleen removing RBCs carrying HgbF. This results in a physiological release of hemoglobin and in turn a rise in bilirubin"
Then...
Pathologic Jaundice in the Newborn...
Bilirubin in the Neonate... (normal or alarming?)
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