Patient's question:
My daughter has been born for a day now, and I feel that my child's complexion is a bit yellow. When I asked the doctor, they said my child has jaundice, which needs treatment. I would like to ask, how can you determine newborn jaundice?Doctor's answer:
One method is to observe with the naked eye, and the other is to measure bilirubin through the skin. The gold standard is to check the serum bilirubin level by blood test. "Regression does not mean complete disappearance, but rather dropping to a safe range. Treatment is only required when it exceeds the standard, mainly divided into phototherapy, exchange transfusion, and drug treatment for control. Exchange transfusion is used for severe jaundice and when phototherapy fails, while drug treatment for control takes longer to show effects.