Sentences with phrase «for kernicterus»

Any baby with untreated jaundice is at risk for kernicterus.

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Consider, too, that breastfeeding is now the leading cause of kernicterus (jaundice induced brain damage) responsible for 90 % of the cases of this serious complication that often results in long term disability or even death.

«Cephalohematoma or significant bruising» is a «major risk factor» for hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus» — AAP 2004.

The reason for concern and for quick action is that we want to avoid kernicterus.

For example, the FDA recently approved new labeling information for trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (Septra ®), emphasizing the need for caution in administering this drug to nursing women, particularly if the infant is jaundiced, ill, stressed, or premature, because of the potential risk for bilirubin displacement and kernicterFor example, the FDA recently approved new labeling information for trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (Septra ®), emphasizing the need for caution in administering this drug to nursing women, particularly if the infant is jaundiced, ill, stressed, or premature, because of the potential risk for bilirubin displacement and kernicterfor trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (Septra ®), emphasizing the need for caution in administering this drug to nursing women, particularly if the infant is jaundiced, ill, stressed, or premature, because of the potential risk for bilirubin displacement and kernicterfor caution in administering this drug to nursing women, particularly if the infant is jaundiced, ill, stressed, or premature, because of the potential risk for bilirubin displacement and kernicterfor bilirubin displacement and kernicterus.

In addition to losing her husband to a delayed cancer diagnosis, her son, Cal, now 13, was the victim of lack of treatment for too - high bilirubin levels as a newborn, which resulted in kernicterus, or brain damage from severe jaundice.

If left untreated for too long, jaundice can spread from the bloodstream to the brain, causing a form of brain damage called kernicterus.

The negligent failure to diagnose and treat severe jaundice, for instance, may lead to kernicterus, a condition that can, in turn, lead to CP.