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==Causes==
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
===Life Threatening Causes===
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.<ref name="PashankarSchreiber2001">{{cite journal|last1=Pashankar|first1=D.|last2=Schreiber|first2=R. A.|title=Jaundice in Older Children and Adolescents|journal=Pediatrics in Review|volume=22|issue=7|year=2001|pages=219–226|issn=0191-9601|doi=10.1542/pir.22-7-219}}</ref><ref name="CheeChung2018">{{cite journal|last1=Chee|first1=YY|last2=Chung|first2=Patrick HY|last3=Wong|first3=Rosanna MS|last4=Wong|first4=Kenneth KY|title=Jaundice in infants and children: causes, diagnosis and management|journal=Hong Kong Medical Journal|year=2018|issn=10242708|doi=10.12809/hkmj187245}}</ref>
* [[Life threatening cause 1]]
* [[Biliary atresia]]
* [[Life threatening cause 2]]
* Fulminant [[Liver failure]]
* [[Life threatening cause 3]]


===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===

Revision as of 15:48, 2 September 2020


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Jaundice resident survival guide (pediatrics) Microchapters
Overview
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Overview

This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.[1][2]

Common Causes

FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation

Complete Diagnostic Approach

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Treatment

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Do's

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.

Don'ts

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.

References

  1. Pashankar, D.; Schreiber, R. A. (2001). "Jaundice in Older Children and Adolescents". Pediatrics in Review. 22 (7): 219–226. doi:10.1542/pir.22-7-219. ISSN 0191-9601.
  2. Chee, YY; Chung, Patrick HY; Wong, Rosanna MS; Wong, Kenneth KY (2018). "Jaundice in infants and children: causes, diagnosis and management". Hong Kong Medical Journal. doi:10.12809/hkmj187245. ISSN 1024-2708.


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