Hyperbilirubinemia

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Admissions
Phase 1
Phase 2
LIGHT Feeding Algorithm
References

Admissions:

• Hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy and/or exchange
• Usually get admitted to RNICU
• May admit to SCU under PHM (at times may have equipment shortages; call and ask)

Phase 1

Phase 2

LIGHT Feeding Algorithm

References:

• Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
• Phototherapy to Prevent Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
• BiliTool

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