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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
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 ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Pediatrics #Neonatal #Jaundice
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
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
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
#Peds #Pediatrics ... Management #Neonatal #Jaundice ... #Hyperbilirubinemia
Assess risk for developing subsequent neurotoxicity.

This will tell you: a) phototherapy or b) exchange transfusion

#Peds #Pediatrics
transfusion #Peds ... Management #Neonatal #Jaundice ... #Hyperbilirubinemia
Risk Stratification for Developing Severe Hyperbilirubinemia. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

In general, babies at low-risk and
Developing Severe Hyperbilirubinemia ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Management #Neonatal #Jaundice ... #Hyperbilirubinemia
Inherited forms of Hyperbilirubinemia
Major pathways involved in bilirubin production, conjugation, and excretion. Notes: Both the UB
Inherited forms of Hyperbilirubinemia ... pathways involved in bilirubin ... transporting unconjugated bilirubin ... Inherited #forms #Hyperbilirubinemia ... hepatology #pediatrics #peds