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The American Academy of Pediatrics treatment guidelines for hyperbilirubinemia in newborns consist of monitoring clinical presentation and lab tests, and using phototherapy or exchange transfusion for cases that do not respond to phototherapy. The AAP developed a table outlining phototherapy and exchange transfusion thresholds based on infant age and total serum bilirubin levels. Treatment may be modified for healthy preterm infants from 34-37 weeks gestation, noting bilirubin peaks later at 5-7 days of lif

Author

Roger Jabareen

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