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1. What are the early symptoms of neonatal kernicterus
One of the early symptoms of neonatal kernicterus is neurological symptoms, such as infant lethargy and listlessness, weakness and The sucking action is weak. The second is gastrointestinal symptoms, such as vomiting, abdominal distension, dark yellow stool, diarrhea and other symptoms. The third is muscle and limb symptoms, such as limb weakness, flaccid paralysis and reduced limb activity. Fourth, changes in physical signs include continued deepening of skin jaundice, darker urine color, hepatosplenomegaly, etc. When these manifestations occur, the likelihood of the baby suffering from nuclear jaundice will increase significantly.
2. What to do about jaundice
Neonatal jaundice is physiological Jaundice and pathological jaundice.
2 to 3 days after birth, the skin of some newborns begins to turn yellow, and even the conjunctiva of the eyeballs and oral mucosa also turn yellow. This is due to the bilirubin in the blood. Caused by increased hormone levels, it usually subsides after 7 to 10 days. When jaundice occurs, there are no changes in body temperature, weight, appetite, or bowel movements. Physiological jaundice generally does not require treatment.
If jaundice appears too early (within 24 hours after birth), is too severe, and lasts too long, more than 2 to 4 weeks, or if jaundice recedes and reappears , pathological jaundice should be considered and prompt medical diagnosis and treatment is required.
Neonatal pathological jaundice is caused by excessive bilirubin in newborns. In severe cases, it can cause damage to the nervous system of newborns and cause gallbladder disease. Rubin encephalopathy affects the intellectual development of newborns and is an invisible killer that seriously threatens the health of newborns.
Common types include hemolytic jaundice, infectious jaundice, obstructive jaundice, breast milk jaundice, etc. Newborns with severe jaundice should be alert to kernicterus occurrence, especially immatureIn children, the younger the age, the higher the incidence. Symptoms such as listlessness, lethargy, weakness in sucking, hypotonia, vomiting, and failure to feed usually appear within 12 to 48 hours after the onset of severe jaundice. Treatment can also lead to full recovery.
The following points can help parents determine whether a newborn has pathological jaundice:
★ Jaundice progresses quickly, that is, it becomes much darker within a day.
★Jaundice lasts for a long time, lasting more than 2 to 4 weeks, and becomes progressively worse; or jaundice reappears after it subsides.
★The total serum bilirubin of full-term infants exceeds 220.6 micromol/L (12.9 ml/dL), and that of premature infants exceeds 256.5 micromol/L (15 mg/dl).
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