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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for bilirubin
  1. Exchange transfusion - series (image) 
    ... the inability of the neonatal liver to clear bilirubin, a breakdown product of blood cells, from the ... hours each day. The blue light breaks down bilirubin into a form the infant liver can process ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100018_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Bili lights (image) 
    ... or premature infants to reduce elevated levels of bilirubin. If blood levels of bilirubin become too high, the bilirubin begins to dissolve ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17092.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Jaundice (image) 
    ... is a condition produced when excess amounts of bilirubin circulating in the blood stream dissolve in the ... damage to the liver, or inability to move bilirubin from the liver through the biliary tract to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19512.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Infant jaundice (image) 
    ... mucous membranes, and eyes, caused by too much bilirubin (a breakdown product of hemoglobin made by the ... is a condition produced when excess amounts of bilirubin circulating in the blood stream dissolve in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8976.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Biliary obstruction - series (image) 
    ... Blood tests may indicate a high level of bilirubin, a waste product of the liver, or diagnosis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100199_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Kernicterus (image) 
    Kernicterus is a condition where very high bilirubin levels in the blood are deposited in the brain tissue causing irreversible damage to the brain. In the newborn, early diagnosis and treatment ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19875.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Jaundiced infant (image) 
    ... a physician until decreasing or normal levels of bilirubin are measured in the blood.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/2913.htm - Medical Encyclopedia