Patient's question:
A newborn with jaundice stayed at the children's hospital for 10 days and was discharged after improving. Currently, liver function tests such as ALT, alkaline phosphatase, blood ammonia, and AFP are elevated. What should be done? Does your hospital have a neonatal department?Doctor's answer:
In your case, it may be due to liver function damage. The essence of liver function damage is the degeneration and necrosis of liver cells. This inevitably leads to the leakage of enzymes from liver cells into the blood, a decline in the ability of liver cells to synthesize proteins and gluconeogenesis, and the retention of bilirubin and ammonia that need to be processed by the liver in the blood. It is recommended to conduct a detailed examination of liver function and the hepatitis B five-item test.