Jaundice value is the serum bilirubin value. A child’s serum bilirubin value of 12mg/dL depends on the child’s specific situation, can be divided into physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice, according to the specific situation to take appropriate measures, such as physiological jaundice does not require special treatment, pathological jaundice when the use of medication prescribed by the doctor, such as sodium phenobarbital treatment.
1. Physiological jaundice: if the child has a serum bilirubin value of 12mg/dL, no abnormal symptoms such as loss of appetite and mental depression, and with or without skin jaundice, then it belongs to physiological jaundice. For children without skin jaundice, no special treatment is needed; for children with skin jaundice, it can be dissipated after a period of time.
2. Pathological jaundice: if the child has a serum bilirubin value of 12mg/dL for 1-2 days after birth and has abnormal symptoms such as loss of appetite, skin jaundice and mental depression, then pathological jaundice is considered, and treatment measures such as sodium phenobarbital, albumin and phototherapy can be used according to medical advice.
Generally speaking, newborns can show jaundice when the total serum bilirubin is greater than 5mg/dl, and it is recommended that children with a serum bilirubin value of 12mg/dl go to the hospital to avoid delays.