Mirror covered tunnel phototherapy increases the efficacy of phototherapy for neonatal jaundice [PDF]
Objective: Neonatal jaundice (NJ) is one of the most common cause of neonatal hospital admission. Phototherapy is the main therapy for hyperbilirubinemia of neonatal jaundice. The efficacy of phototherapy depends on the dose and wavelength of light used
امینی ثانی, نیره +6 more
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency [PDF]
, 2001 α-1 antitrypsin is synthesised in the liver and protects lung alveolar tissues from destruction by neutrophil elastase. α-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a common autosomal recessive condition (1:1600 to 1:1800) in which liver disease results from retention ...
Primhak, R.A., Tanner, M.S.
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Maternal knowledge and care.seeking behaviors for newborn jaundice in Sagamu, Southwest Nigeria [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Delay in the presentation of infants with jaundice at the hospital is a reason for the persistence of the severe forms of jaundice.Objective: The aim was to determine the influence of maternal knowledge on newborn jaundice on their care ...
Abdul, AR, Ogunlesi, TA
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RISIKO GANGGUAN PENDENGARAN PADA NEONATUS HIPERBILIRUBINEMIA [PDF]
, 2010 Background. The prevalence of hearing impairment on the Indonesian population according to 2007 WHO data is estimated at 4.2 %, and one of the cause is neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Susanto, Susanto
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Cholestasis in neonates and infants [PDF]
, 2009 The term cholestasis is Greek in origin, meaning bile stoppage. In its most overt form, cholestasis presents to the clinician as jaundice. However, jaundice is only the tip of the iceberg of cholestatic liver disease.
Elfaramawy, A
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Neonatal Jaundice Risk Factors and Multidirectional Intensive Phototherapy Management at Azadi Teaching Hospital in Kirkuk City [PDF]
Background: A common illness in infants, neonatal jaundice is caused by high bilirubin levels in the first few days of life, which results in yellowing of the skin and eyes. Aim: This study aims to explore neonatal jaundice risk factors and assess ...
Al-Azzawy, Muhannad Abdullah +2 more
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Frequency, Severity & Outcome of G6PD Deficiency Among Male Newborns Presenting to Neonatal Unit of A Tertiary Care Hospital with Neonatal Jaundice [PDF]
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common genetic disorder affecting red blood cells. It predisposes newborns to hemolysis, particularly under oxidative stress, leading to neonatal jaundice, which, if untreated, may ...
Gul, Chaman +6 more
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Rh Negative Status and Isoimmunization Update: A Case-Based Approach to Care [PDF]
, 2003 Prior to the 1970s and the advent of Rho (D) immune globulin (RIG) for Rh negative women, hemolytic disease of the newborn led to morbidity, long-term disabilities, and mortality.
Hanson, Lisa +3 more
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Midwifery basics. Infant feeding: Managing baby related challenges [PDF]
, 2013 Infant feeding: is the twelfth series of ‘Midwifery basics’ targeted at practising midwives. It aims to provide information to raise awareness of the impact of the work of midwives on women’s experience and encourage midwives to seek further information ...
Marshall, Joyce
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Study of the expression profile of the UGT1A1 gene in neonatal jaundice patients [PDF]
, 2012 Diseases are either caused due to a genetic defect or physiological defects, however certain pathological disorders such as neonatal jaundice is a product of intereliant working of both these causal factors.
Patra, Somya Ranjan
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