How to treat high jaundice?

Patient's question:

High jaundice, how to treat the child's condition has been for a while, not daring to give medicine, please give advice to the doctor.

Doctor's answer:

If jaundice appears after the second day of birth, it is likely to be physiological jaundice. It is best to have a bilirubin test; if it is not too severe, treatment may not be necessary. If jaundice has not subsided after 14 days, it should be considered pathological jaundice and treated. In this child's case, it is likely to be pathological jaundice. Pathological jaundice can affect brain cells, a condition known as kernicterus. The common treatment methods for jaundice include the following: First: Phototherapy, Second: Medication treatment.

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