Patient's question:
Detected at 5 days of age: forehead: 11, chest: 10, 5, no medication. Cesarean section.Doctor's answer:
This is pathological jaundice. If it's severe, you should go to the hospital for some tests. Children with jaundice should be paid more attention to. Generally, physiological jaundice subsides within a week. Physiological jaundice appears 2 to 3 days after birth, peaks between 4 to 6 days, and disappears between 7 to 10 days. Premature infants have a longer duration. In addition to mild loss of appetite, there are no other clinical symptoms. If jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth and does not subside within 2 to 3 weeks, or if it worsens, recurs after subsiding, or appears 1 to several weeks after birth, it is pathological jaundice.Treatment for neonatal jaundice:
1. Blue light irradiation
2. Use enzyme inducers: Commonly phenobarbital, dosage: 5---6 mg/kg/day
Light therapy can self-heal. Drinking more sugar water can accelerate jaundice subsidence, and treatment is not necessary.
3. Chinese medicine for clearing heat, promoting diuresis, regulating qi and blood circulation, strengthening the spleen, and promoting dampness transformation, as well as promoting bile excretion and jaundice resolution.