What is the normal value of jaundice in children?

For children, there is generally one thing that needs attention, which is the normal value of jaundice in children. Many mothers are always unable to determine whether their children's jaundice is high because they do not know the normal value of jaundice in children. The following will introduce basic information about the normal value of jaundice in children. I hope you can read it carefully.

The normal range of neonatal jaundice changes as the child changes.

Jaundice is a common clinical symptom in the neonatal period. The normal serum bilirubin level is 3.4-13.7 μmol/L (0.2-0.8 mg/dl). If it exceeds 25.7-34.2 μmol/L (1.5-2.0 mg/dl), jaundice will appear. However, the skin of newborns is rich in blood vessels and has a ruddy color. Jaundice can only be detected by the naked eye when the serum bilirubin level reaches 51.3-68.4 μmol/L (3-4 mg/dl). Jaundice in older children or adults is a pathological phenomenon, while jaundice in newborns can be divided into physiological and pathological types. Neonatal jaundice should be considered pathological if any of the following conditions are present: ① Jaundice occurs too early: full-term infants develop jaundice within 24 hours after birth, and premature infants develop jaundice within 48 hours; ② Severe jaundice: serum bilirubin exceeds the average value of normal infants of the same age, or increases by more than 85.5 μmol/L (5 mg/dl) per day; ③ Jaundice persists for too long (more than 2 weeks for full-term infants and more than 3 weeks for premature infants), or jaundice reappears after it subsides; ④ Jaundice is accompanied by other clinical symptoms, or serum conjugated bilirubin is greater than 25.7 μmol/L (1.5 mg/dl).

Physiological jaundice. In mild cases, physiological jaundice is light yellow and limited to the face and neck, or spreads to the trunk. The sclera may also turn yellow and then disappear after 2 to 3 days, and the skin color returns to normal on the 5th to 6th day. In severe cases, the jaundice may spread to the head and then the feet, and the vomitus and cerebrospinal fluid may also turn yellow for more than a week. In particular, some premature infants may persist for up to 4 weeks, and their stool is still yellow and there is no bilirubin in the urine. It is recommended to use blue light, which has a certain effect

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