Patient's question:
My younger brother just had a new baby, and the baby started showing on the second day. It has now been five days, and the level is getting higher each day. The baby is currently in the hospital. Will the level of a newborn keep rising?Doctor's answer:
Based on your description, consider pathological jaundice! It requires hospitalization for treatment, including oral antijaundice medication combined with blue light therapy. The treatment and prevention of bilirubin encephalopathy involve regular monitoring. After treatment, it will not rise again unless due to specific reasons. Jaundice is divided into physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice. Physiological jaundice usually disappears spontaneously within half a month after birth. Pathological jaundice is usually caused by liver and biliary diseases, such as blood type incompatibility or breastfeeding. Transcutaneous bilirubin exceeds 10.