RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: Baby with jaundice in the first 2 weeks of life
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP edpract-2020-321148
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2020-321148
A1 Daniel Cromb
A1 Nadir Chowdhury
A1 Sophia Teoh
YR 2021
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/29/archdischild-2020-321148.abstract
AB There are multiple causes of jaundice in the first 2 weeks of life. The aim of this article is to help explain what these causes are and why they occur. It discusses how to focus on the history, examination and investigations in such cases. Initial management will vary depending on the clinical context; as such, this article also outlines the initial management of the most common scenarios.