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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Current, Lifetime Cannabis Use Associated with Lower Blood Pressure by Defiant_Race_7544
Yo ICU nurse here, this is more common than folks realize. It's part of why you should see a doctor at least every couple years, so we can at least catalogue some normals for you for when the check engine light inevitably turns on
If a patient tells you what their normal is, that's their normal
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Reply to 8 out of 10 preterm babies suffer newborn jaundice. Therapy involves exposing the baby to blue light, however, there are no standard guidelines on the precise color of light, irradiation power and duration. Scientists suggest fluorescence measurement will improve jaundice testing and therapy. by Skoltech_
Ok I'm a float nurse but I work mom baby often enough to answer this.
This would be done in a panda baby warmer or equivalent, which is very comfortable for baby.
Blood tests are sent to check bilirubin level. You can simply trend labs and stop the light when it's appropriate. We know the light we use doesn't harm babies when used appropriately. We have to draw blood for many other reasons in the first 24 hours of life, so yes it's an extra heel stick or 2 for the baby.
I'm not saying we shouldn't do better and optimize here, but I just wanted to communicate that neonatal jaundice happens a lot and it's pretty easily solved the overwhelming majority of the time, unless the kiddo has something very serious going on. My little rural hospital has been doing this easily for a decade