Patient's question:
51 days old child, what is the normal value of jaundice?Doctor's answer:
Physiological jaundice appears 2 to 3 days after birth, peaks between 4 to 6 days, and disappears within 7 to 10 days. Premature infants have a longer duration, with only mild loss of appetite as the only clinical symptom. If jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth and does not subside within 2 to 3 weeks, worsens further, reappears after initially fading, or begins within one week to several weeks after birth, it is considered pathological jaundice.Treatment for neonatal jaundice:
1. Blue light irradiation
2. Use of enzyme inducers: Commonly phenobarbital, dosage: 5——6 mg/kg/day
Light therapy can often resolve the condition on its own. Drinking more sugar water can accelerate jaundice resolution, and treatment may not be necessary.
3. Traditional Chinese medicine to clear heat, promote diuresis, regulate qi and activate blood circulation, strengthen the spleen, and resolve dampness, as well as promote bile flow and reduce jaundice.