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My baby is 12 days old
My baby is 12 days old and he is having direct billirubin too high...around 16 and indirect 3.5. So i need appropriate consultation
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Direct Bilirubin raised entails either some infection ( intrauterine), hepatitis, cholestasis( due to bile duct obstruction), or Galactosemia. He will have to be investigated along these lines and if need be U/S whole abdomen will have to be done.Meanwhile specify the colour of urine and stool
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Share printed reports. How is stool color?
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Good morning mam/sir.
Your concerns are evident by the increase in direct component being very high in bilirubin,it mandates the complete evaluation and probably USG abdomen to rule out obtaruction in bile ducts.
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check for staining of nappy and stool colour if pale like whitish then it's prudent to take pic so as you can show it to your concerned pediatrician
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Yes, high direct bilirubin at any age is a matter of concern, consult a pediatrician
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Definitely you need to consult pediatrician, high direct bilirubin in baby needs evaluation..what is the stool colour and urine, whether urine satins the nappy ?
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