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=== Appearance of the patient === | === Appearance of the patient === | ||
* Patients with neonatal jaundice may appear drowsy in severe cases. | * Patients with neonatal jaundice may appear drowsy in severe cases.<ref name="pmid107686792">{{cite journal| author=Moyer VA, Ahn C, Sneed S| title=Accuracy of clinical judgment in neonatal jaundice. | journal=Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med | year= 2000 | volume= 154 | issue= 4 | pages= 391-4 | pmid=10768679 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10768679 }}</ref> | ||
=== Skin === | === Skin === | ||
* Yellow skin due to deposition of bilirubin | * Yellow skin due to deposition of bilirubin<ref name="pmid10768679">{{cite journal| author=Moyer VA, Ahn C, Sneed S| title=Accuracy of clinical judgment in neonatal jaundice. | journal=Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med | year= 2000 | volume= 154 | issue= 4 | pages= 391-4 | pmid=10768679 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10768679 }}</ref> | ||
* Petichaie | * Petichaie | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Physical Examination
- Complete physical exam including evidence of:
- Hepatomegaly
- Splenomegaly
- Palpable gallbladder
Appearance of the patient
- Patients with neonatal jaundice may appear drowsy in severe cases.[1]
Skin
- Yellow skin due to deposition of bilirubin[2]
- Petichaie
Eyes
- Jaundice is usually best seen in the periphery of the ocular conjunctiva
Abdomen
- Hepatomegaly may be present
Neurologic
- A flap may be present
- Changes in muscle tone
- Seizures
- Microcephaly in some cases
References
- ↑ Moyer VA, Ahn C, Sneed S (2000). "Accuracy of clinical judgment in neonatal jaundice". Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 154 (4): 391–4. PMID 10768679.
- ↑ Moyer VA, Ahn C, Sneed S (2000). "Accuracy of clinical judgment in neonatal jaundice". Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 154 (4): 391–4. PMID 10768679.