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Because the excretion of lipid soluble unconjugated bilirubin is no longer possible through the placenta (McCance, 2010, p. 1067).
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What is the prognosis for infants with hyperbilirubinemia and associated jaundice?
Phototherapy is very effective in reducing bilirubin levels in the majority of infants who need it. There are usually no long-term effects on the child from the hyperbilirubinemia or the phototherapy
What sexually-transmitted disease is usually mild or absent although serious complications can occur before a woman recognizes a problem?
Chlamydia
Which type of biome would most likely occur in a climate with mild rainy winters and hot dry summer?
Mediterranean Climate has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
What causes a leg to turn yellow?
There is more than one cause of yellow skin. It could be due to jaundice, hepatitis, anemia, gallstones or hyperbilirubinemia.
What are some common reflexes?
Their are 4 types of reflexes:spinal reflex (knee jerk);cranial reflex (reading);somatic reflexes (involve contraction of skeletal muscles);autonomic (visceral) reflexes (involve responses of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands)
Does hyperbilirubinemia cause cyanosis?
Hyperbilirubinemia causes jaundice.
What does vitamin K deficiency occur?
Newborns are especially prone to vitamin K deficiency
What is the medical term meaning jaundice?
hyperbilirubinemia
What causes scalded skin syndrome?
most common in newborns and other children under the age of five, scalded skin syndrome originates with a localized skin infection. A mild fever and/or an increase in the number of infection-fighting white blood cells may occur.
What is the prognosis for infants with hyperbilirubinemia and associated jaundice?
Phototherapy is very effective in reducing bilirubin levels in the majority of infants who need it. There are usually no long-term effects on the child from the hyperbilirubinemia or the phototherapy
What temperature does mild steel need to be heated for thermal cutting to occur?
heated up to kindling temperature of the mild steel
How does hyperbilirubinemia lead to death?
Bilirubin is a product of heme catabolism in red blood cells. Hyperbilirubinemia is an excess of this substance in the blood, which is usually a sign of another, more serious condition, and these conditions are often what cause death.
What is the medical term meaning bilirubin in the blood?
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High blood levels of a pigment released by the liver with bile?
cholecystine
What are some catastrophes?
Catastrophic events such as floods, hurricanes, and mild tornadoes occur in a rainforest.
What is the prevalence of group B streptococcus perinatal infection in newborns in the United States?
About 1,600 cases and 80 newborn deaths still occur each year.
What is the etiology of hyperbilirubinemia?
Hyperbilirubinemia can be caused by an increase in the production of bilirubin, decreased conjugation of bilirubin in the liver, impaired uptake of bilirubin by liver cells, or decreased excretion of bilirubin into bile. Common causes include hemolysis, liver disease, and obstruction of bile flow.
