Neonatal Cholestasis… Neonatal Cholestasis- Practice Points 7 Mar 20216 Mar 2021 Neonatal cholestasis is defined as jaundice with high color urine staining diaper in an infant within first 3 months of life. The common causes of neonatal cholestasis are – Extra hepatic…
Neonatal Cholestasis… Management of Cholestasis 7 Mar 20217 Mar 2021 Continued from Previous Post: Role of HIDA Scan in Cholestasis Treatment of neonatal cholestasis depends on underlying etiology. Biliary atresia needs early Kasai porto-enterostomy, before the age of 3 monthsGalactosemia…
Neonatal Cholestasis… Role of HIDA scan in Neonatal Cholestasis 4 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 Continued from Previous Post: Investigations in Neonatal Cholestatsis Routine use of HIDA scan should be discouraged in all cases of neonatal cholestasis. Infant with neonatal cholestasis with pale stool (abnormal…
Neonatal Cholestasis… Investigations in Neonatal Cholestasis 28 Feb 20214 Mar 2021 Continued from Previous Post: When to suspect Neonatal Cholestasis While evaluating a child with neonatal cholestasis, the most important priority is to exclude biliary atresia and causes like galactosemia which…
Neonatal Cholestasis… Neonatal Cholestasis- when to suspect 25 Feb 20214 Mar 2021 Neonatal cholestasis is defined as jaundice with high color urine staining diaper in an infant within first 3 months of life. The common causes of neonatal cholestasis are – 1) Extra…
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