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Mashup Score: 0Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: Evaluation and Treatment - 11 month(s) ago
Neonatal jaundice due to hyperbilirubinemia is common, and most cases are benign. The irreversible outcome of brain damage from kernicterus is rare (1 out of 100,000 infants) in high-income countries such as the United States, and there is increasing evidence that kernicterus occurs at much higher bilirubin levels than previously thought. However, newborns who are premature or have hemolytic…
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Mashup Score: 3Better Recognition Needed for Early Diagnosis of hTTP | ASH Clinical News | American Society of Hematology - 1 year(s) ago
Skip Nav Destination December 10, 2022 More recognition of hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (hTTP) is needed for patients to receive timely care, according to findings presented at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and…
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In an update to treatment strategies for hyperbilirubinemia in newborns, the American Academy of Pediatrics has reviewed the research on the adverse effects of phototherapy and the efficacy of intravenous immune globulin therapy to prevent exchange transfusion in newborn infants.
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Mashup Score: 3Defining the Safety Profile for Performing Pancreatoduodenectomy in the Setting of Hyperbilirubinemia - 4 year(s) ago
Hyperbilirubinemia is commonly observed in patients requiring pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). Thus far, literature regarding the danger of operating in the setting of hyperbilirubinemia is equivocal. What remains undefined is at what specific level of bilirubin there is an adverse safety profile for undergoing PD. The aim of this study is to identify the optimal safety profile of patients with…
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Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: Evaluation and Treatment Examine all newborns for jaundice and signs of acute bilirubin encephalopathy at least every 12 hours from birth until hospital discharge. https://t.co/yDEdd7I7C6 #familymedicine #hyperbilirubinemia