Jaundice

= Jaundice = = = = __WHAT IS IT__ =

A NEWBORN BABY WITH JAUNDICE
= CAUSES =
 * ==**WHEN TOO MUCH BILIRUBIN IS BUILT UP**==
 * ==**THE LIVER IS OVERLOADED OR DAMAGED**==
 * ==**THE BILIRUBIN FROM THE LIVER IS UNABLE TO MOVE THROUGH THE DIGESTIVE TRACK**==

= **SYMPTOMS** =

**YELLOW INSIDE MOUTH -PALE/CLAY COLORED STOOLS**


= **TREATMENT** =

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 * 1) ==**UV RAYS**==
 * 2) ==**SURGERY**==
 * 3) ==**WATCHFUL WAITING**==
 * 4) ==**ANTIBIOTICS**==
 * 5) ==**BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS**==


 * THE TREATMENT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE AND SEVERENESS OF JAUNDICE**

=** SIGNS AND TESTS **= =** ﻿A health care provider will do a physical exam with theese tests **=
 * ==** abdominal ultrasound **==
 * ==** billirubin blood test **==
 * ==** abdominal CT scan **==
 * ==** liver biopsy **==

** many more tests can be done on top of theese **


= **VIDEO ON JAUNDICE AND AUTISM** = [|http://www.ask.blinkx.com/watch-video/babies-born-with-jaundice-at-risk-for-autism/EGLgVdD_xqi70H1jo9d7AQ]