Patient's question:
The baby is just 3 days old. When the nurse checked the jaundice, the values were high. The doctor at the hospital recommended checking liver function. I would like to ask, which item on the liver function test results would be abnormal to prove it's jaundice? Symptoms of jaundice and liver function?Doctor's answer:
The meaningful items for checking jaundice in babies include direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin. If a baby's liver function is abnormal, jaundice is a manifestation of infant liver syndrome, which refers to a set of clinical symptoms characterized by the onset of jaundice, pathological liver symptoms, and elevated serum alanine aminotransferase. Intrahepatic lesions are the main cause with complex etiology and diverse prognosis. If the jaundice is pathological, hospitalization and treatment are required.