Hyperbilirubinemia

  • Hyperbilirubinemia

    Hyperbilirubinemia is defined as serum bilirubin concentration > 25 μmol/l. However, clinical presentation (jaundice (icterus) – yellowish colouring of the skin, sclera and mucosa) is apparent in newborns usually around hyperbilirubinemia of 80-100 μmol/l. It is one of the most common clinical and laboratory findings in both term and preterm infants (antenatally, placenta is responsible for…

  • Anemia

    The basic classification of neonatal anemia includes the following items: hemorrhagic anemia => blood loss (antenatal – perinatal – postnatal) hemolytic anemia (congenital vs. acquired) => increased destruction aplastic anemia => decreased production anemia of prematurity => specific to preterm infants Erythropoiesis Hemoglobin production begins around the third week of pregnancy in the cytoplasm…