JAUNDICE

Understanding Neonatal Jaundice

Welcome to the Neonatal Jaundice Quiz! This quiz is designed for healthcare professionals and students looking to deepen their knowledge about jaundice in newborns.

Test your understanding on key concepts, including:

Types of jaundice
Symptoms and risks
Treatment guidelines

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by CaringNurse423

1. What are the 2 types of jaundice in the neonates?

Physiological Jaundice

Pathological Jaundice

Transitional Jaundice

Anatomical Jaundice

Pathological jaundice occurs after the first 24 hours of life. Essentially, it is not caused by any underlying medical conditions, but is part of the transition process from in-utero to ex-utero life .

TRUE

FALSE

Unconjugated bilirubin is water soluble and does not need albumin to be excreted out of the body.

TRUE

FALSE

MAYBE

Breastfeeding increases the risk of jaundice and therefore, mothers should be discouraged from breastfeeding their newborn infants.

True

False

Babies are more likely to develop significant hyperbilirubinaemia if they have any of the following factors:

Gestational age under 38 weeks

A previous sibling with neonatal jaundice requiring phototherapy

Mother's intention to breastfeed exclusively

Visible jaundice in the first 24 hours of life

All of the above

Identify factors that can cause pathological jaundice in neonates. Tick all that applies.

Sepsis

RH incompatibility

ABO incompatibility

Hereditary conditions

According to NICE guidelines, all babies should be routinely screened for jaundice.

True

False

When would you commence single phototherapy in a newborn with jaundice?

Commence single phototherapy when SBR level is above the treatment line for gestational age.

Commence single phototherapy when SBR is 5 boxes below the treatment line.

Commence single phototherapy when SBR level is on the exchange transfusion line.

When do you stop phototherapy?

When a Mom want to breastfeed baby exclusive and phototherapy becomes a barrier.

When the baby no longer appears jaundiced.

When SBR is 5 boxes below the treatment line for gestational age.

When would you perform rebound SBR monitoring?

Do rebound SBR monitoring 24 hours after stopping phototherapy treatment

Do rebound SBR monitoring 8-12hours after stopping phototherapy treatment

Monitoring for rebound SBR is not necessary.

When do you commence double phototherapy?

SBR above or within 50 of exchange transfusion line

SBR rising rapidly- more than 8.5micromol/L/hour

When the neonate appears extremely jaundiced

When SBR is above the treatment line for gestational age

JAUNDICE

Understanding Neonatal Jaundice

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