What are the indicators of liver function for neonatal jaundice? What are the tests for neonatal jaundice?

Neonatal jaundice is a common neonatal disease in clinical practice, which is mainly divided into physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice. Generally, the prognosis of physiological jaundice is good, but pathological jaundice usually requires treatment intervention to avoid serious complications that affect the normal growth and development of the child. In addition, children with pathological jaundice need to undergo a comprehensive examination to identify the primary disease, and pay attention to observing the various biochemical indicators of the newborn to detect abnormal conditions in a timely manner. Regarding the examinations required for neonatal jaundice and related issues of liver function indicators, let's follow Qiao Ping, chief physician of Zhaoqing First People's Hospital, to learn more about them.

What are the tests for neonatal jaundice?

Neonatal jaundice examination mainly checks the serum bilirubin level, that is, tests liver function, blood routine, blood type, etc. If the newborn is infected, it is necessary to check the inflammatory indicators; if it is hemolytic jaundice, it is necessary to check HDN and screen for alloimmune diseases. There is a transcutaneous bilirubin meter to monitor bilirubin in neonatal jaundice, and dynamic monitoring is carried out during treatment. The transcutaneous bilirubin meter can be used as a reference. If the bilirubin in the serum has subsided, blood needs to be drawn to check the serum bilirubin.

What are the liver function indicators for neonatal jaundice?

The liver function index of neonatal jaundice mainly refers to the increase of serum bilirubin, most of which are mainly indirect bilirubin, a small part of which are direct bilirubin, and the transaminase liver function will be damaged. Newborns mainly drink milk and do not need to drink water. Jaundice is not a disease, it is just a symptom. Fever is also a symptom. There may be a common disease that causes neonatal jaundice and fever, not jaundice causing fever.

If a newborn baby has jaundice, parents should communicate with the doctor in detail and provide the time and degree of jaundice so that the doctor can make an assessment of the condition. Parents should also cooperate with the doctor to complete the detection of blood biochemical indicators, hemolysis screening and other projects to clarify the cause and severity of jaundice. The treatment of neonatal jaundice requires not only medical intervention, but also daily care and close observation by parents, and regular follow-up examinations as prescribed by the doctor.