Guidelines
3 entriesNDoH Hospital-level paediatric STG
- Jaundice, NeonatalDescription Diagnostic criteria Breastfeeding associated jaundice ICD-10 code: P58 DESCRIPTION Yellow discolouration of the skin and mucous membranes due to hyperbilirubinaemia. Bilirubin is formed mainly from haem catabolism. Jaundice develops when there is an overproduction of bilirubin, defective bilirubin metabolism and/or defective excretion of bilirubin from the body. DIAGNOSTIC CRITE→
- Jaundice, Neonatal, ProlongedDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Jaundice (static or a rising bilirubin) present for more than 14 days in a term infant and 21 days in a preterm infant. The usual causes are: breast milk jaundice hypothyroidism hepatitis galactosaemia infections, e.g. UTIs. Breast milk jaundice may be confirmed by substituting breastfeeding wi→
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)Description Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: M08.0 DESCRIPTION Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is of unknown origin with unexplained symptoms for at least 6 weeks with onset before the age of 16 years. Other causes of arthritis must be excluded, e.g. infections, malignancy, trauma, other autoimmune disease. Different clinical s→