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VOL. 3, ISSUE 4 (2017)
To study the effectiveness of cord blood albumin as a predictor of neonatal jaundice
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Dr. Saroj Kumar
Abstract
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is one of the commonest problems in newborn. It can be due to different etiologies. Most often it is physiological jaundice. The main reasons for physiological jaundice is that in an infant the liver is not mature enough to handle the freely circulating bilirubin due to higher volume of short life erythrocytes in the circulation and low level of albumin. Early detection of neonatal jaundice is essential to prevent developing kernicterus as well as discharge the babies early. Albumin is synthesized by liver and helps in the transport of unconjugated bilirubin by binding to bilirubin it and thus making it nontoxic to the body. Low levels of albumin make bilirubin free and toxic to the body. Hence, this study was done to evaluate effectiveness of cord blood albumin as a predictor of neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia.
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Pages:152-154
How to cite this article:
Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Dr. Saroj Kumar "To study the effectiveness of cord blood albumin as a predictor of neonatal jaundice". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 3, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 152-154
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