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Opisthotonos on Physical Examination

Opisthotonos in a 5 day baby referred from a peripheral facility with jaundice
Opisthotonos on ... Examination Opisthotonos ... facility with jaundice ... DDx: Kernicterus ... #Kernicterus #clinical
Jaundice Differential Diagnosis: A short guide

By Dr. Khudhur Mohammed @khudhur_moh

#jaundice #gastroenterology #algorithm #differential #diagnosis #hyperbilirubinemia #bilirubin
Jaundice Differential ... khudhur_moh #jaundice ... differential #diagnosis #hyperbilirubinemia ... #bilirubin
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
common hereditary hyperbilirubinemia ... breastfeeding jaundice ... and breastmilk jaundice ... manifest only as jaundice ... rarely results in kernicterus
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice ... of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia ... (1) increased bilirubin ... , (2) impaired bilirubin ... Pediatrics #Neonatal #Jaundice
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of Jaundice ... Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia ... posthepatitis hyperbilirubinemia ... postoperative jaundice ... neoplasms #Jaundice