Patient's question:
Doctor, my child has neonatal jaundice. Is the neonatal jaundice value of 14.5 a bit high?Doctor's answer:
Hello. Neonatal jaundice is the most common clinical problem in newborns, characterized by yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera due to abnormal bilirubin metabolism, leading to elevated bilirubin levels in the blood. This condition is divided into physiological and pathological types. Physiological jaundice refers to transient jaundice caused solely by the characteristics of bilirubin metabolism, occurring 2-3 days after birth, peaking on days 4-6, and declining from days 7-10. According to the current situation, the jaundice index of the infant on the 26th day of birth is 14.5, which may be related to pathological jaundice.