Neonatal Jaundice & Hyperbilirubinaemia

Neonatal jaundice is the most common clinical problem of the newborn period, affecting ~60% of term and ~80% of preterm babies. The crux of NEET PG questions is separating benign physiological jaundice from dangerous pathological jaundice, knowing the phototherapy/exchange thresholds, and recognising bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus) before it becomes irreversible. Unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin is a lipid…