Plasma bilirubin

Consider the pathological significance of these results and provide a detailed rationale as to how we could reassure the parents that this might be a benign finding.

1. This patient is a 2-day old infant, delivered at term after spontaneous labour and a forceps assisted delivery. The infant has been feeding well (breast) but has been observed to be jaundiced. Plasma bilirubin analysis has been requested and the results are as follows: Sample: Serum Result Reference Range Units Total Bilirubin 240 Up […]

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