Neonatal jaundice

Author: Wu Xiaocui Chen Xin
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: Neonatal jaundice is a common clinical manifestation. This book, divided into 17 chapters, discusses the production and metabolism of bilirubin, its physiological functions and pathological effects, breast milk jaundice, hemolytic jaundice, obstructive jaundice, perinatal factors and jaundice, infection and jaundice, bilirubin encephalopathy, the long-term effects of hyperbilirubinemia on the nervous system, differential diagnosis and laboratory tests for jaundice, with a focus on the treatment of jaundice, including phototherapy, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment, and research progress in metal porphyrin therapy. It also covers clinical intervention standards for jaundice and nursing care for neonatal jaundice. This book is suitable for pediatric outpatient and inpatient physicians, resident physicians, nurses, and researchers working on the basic aspects of jaundice.