HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA - CMRE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA - CMRE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is Hyperbilirubinemia? - correct answer A condition in which there is an excess of bilirubin in the blood and tissues of the body
What is Jaundice? - correct answer The yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes as a result o...
HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA - CMRE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is Hyperbilirubinemia? - correct answer A condition in which there is an excess of bilirubin in the blood and tissues of the body
What is Jaundice? - correct answer The yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes as a result of the buildup of bilirubin in the blood and tissues of the body
What is Severe hyperbilirubinemia? - correct answer Severe hyperbilirubinemia: A total serum bilirubin (TSB) concentration greater than 340 μmol/L at any time during the first 28 days of life
What is Critical hyperbilirubinemia? - correct answer Critical hyperbilirubinemia: A TSB concentration greater than 425 μmol/L at any time during the first 28 days of life
What is Acute bilirubin encephalopathy? - correct answer The clinical manifestation of bilirubin toxicity; clinical presentation can progress from lethargy, hypotonia and poor suck, to hypertonia of extensor muscles (with opisthotonus, rigidity and retrocollis), high-pitched cry, fever and irritability and eventually
to seizures and coma
What is Chronic bilirubin encephalopathy? - correct answer The clinical sequelae of acute bilirubin encephalopathy including athetoid cerebral palsy, hearing deficits, developmental delay, oculomotor disturbances and dental dysplasia
What are the 3 types of jaundice? - correct answer 1) Physiologic jaundice: The most common form of jaundice; typically becomes apparent between 24 to 72 hours of life. There are no underlying pathological causes of physiologic jaundice. 2) Pathologic jaundice: Jaundice that manifests as a symptom of an existing underlying condition. Is characterized by rapidly rising bilirubin concentrations that exceed 85.5 μmol/L on the first day, 171 μmol/L on the second day, or 205.2 to 222.3 μmol/L on the third day.
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