Patient's question:
Patient age: One and a half months, can eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate well, onset time and cause of illness: Full moon timeDoctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Jaundice is divided into physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice. To determine whether a newborn has physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice, the jaundice index, or serum bilirubin level, must be considered. Physiological jaundice appears two to three days after a newborn is born and reaches its peak between four to six days. In this case, the normal jaundice level for newborns is between 2 mg/dL and 12 mg/dL.Recommendations: If the jaundice index exceeds the highest value mentioned above, i.e., goes above 12 mg/dL, or if the jaundice index rises too quickly, with a daily increase of more than 5 mg/dL, the newborn may have pathological jaundice! In addition to the jaundice index, pathological jaundice can also be identified through other clues, such as: jaundice appearing within 24 hours after birth; jaundice persisting for an excessively long duration, exceeding 13 weeks; jaundice being too severe, with obvious yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, or with repeated worsening of jaundice accompanied by other abnormal conditions.