Question
Pediatrics: I want to understand what the difference between physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice is?
Answer
What is the difference between physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice, and do you always need to undergo blue light treatment? The distinction between physiological jaundice and pathological jaundice is relatively easy to make. Jaundice usually recurs within 24 hours after birth, and the daily increase in serum bilirubin levels is less than 5mg/dl or greater than 0.5mg/dl per hour; in terms of duration, full-term infants should not last more than 2 weeks, and premature infants should not last more than 4 weeks before fading or reappearing. Since I don’t have specific information about your baby’s condition, I cannot determine whether your baby’s jaundice is pathological, which would require further examination to confirm.