Abstract
"Common red blood cell disorders encountered in the normal newborn nursery include hemolytic disease of the newborn and resultant hyperbilirubinemia, anemia, and polycythemia. A less frequent clinically relevant hematologic issue in newborns to be covered herein is thrombocytopenia."
Keywords:
Anemia; G6PD deficiency; Hemolysis; Hyperbilirubinemia; Polycythemia; Rh disease; Thrombocytopenia.
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MeSH terms
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Erythroblastosis, Fetal / diagnosis
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Erythroblastosis, Fetal / therapy
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Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / diagnosis
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Hematologic Diseases / diagnosis*
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Hematologic Diseases / immunology
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Hemoglobinopathies / diagnosis
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Hemoglobinopathies / therapy
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Hemolysis*
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Humans
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Hyperbilirubinemia / diagnosis*
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Hyperbilirubinemia / etiology
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Infant, Newborn
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Isoantibodies / analysis
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Polycythemia / diagnosis
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Polycythemia / therapy
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Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis