Hyperbilirubinemia, unconjugated
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Excessive serum bilirubin levels and mild jaundice
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The result of hemolytic processes in the neonate
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Can be physiologic (with jaundice the only symptom) or pathologic (resulting from an underlying disease)
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Common in neonates; more common in males than females and in White infants than Black infants
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Possible complications: kernicterus, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and mental retardation
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Also called neonatal jaundice
Causes
Signs and symptoms
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Previous sibling with neonatal jaundice
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Family history of anemia, bile stones, splenectomy, liver disease
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Maternal illness suggestive of viral or other infection
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Maternal drug intake
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Delayed cord clamping
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