The transcutaneous (Tc) bilirubinometer was evaluated in 105 jaundiced neonates, comprising 38 Malays, 37 Chinese and 30 Indians, who had not been treated with phototherapy or exchange transfusion. Tc bilirubin index and serum bilirubin concentration correlated at statistically significant levels in all the three racial groups. Unlike the Chinese and Malay babies, the action levels, using Tc bi...

background: prediction of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is very important for early treatment and prophylaxis of neurologic sequels. the aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive role of umbilical cord ^5-fetoprotein (ucafp) as a marker of an increased risk for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in full term babies. methods: umbilical cord blood was collected from 400 term singleton full t...

Condition on admission.?Patient, extremely jaundiced, corneal ulcer present in both the eyes. Tongue, dry and brown ; sordes on the lips and teeth. Patient apathetic and stupid. The liver dulness extended from the sixth interspace to just half an inch below the costal arch in the right nipple line. There was slight tenderness over the hepatic and epigastric regions. The diagnosis of the case on...

Objective: To determine the Diagnostic accuracy of Kramer's visual assessment jaundice in term neonates by taking total serum bilirubin levels as a gold standard.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place and Duration Study: Neonatology Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, Mar to Sep 2019.
 Methodology: The study was based on examining investigating...