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

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…