Guidelines
8 entriesNDOH Standard Treatment Guidelines and clinical protocols
- JaundiceThe guidelines recommend management of common obstetric conditions at primary and referral level, based on local experience and evidence-based practice. They are not intended as strict protocols nor as standard operating procedures, but rather as a guide to safe effective management of common obstetric problems. The guidelines should be most useful to interns, medical officers and registrars.Other→
- Jaundice and Haematologic IssuesNeonatal jaundice Maternal Rhesus negative Polycythaemia Anaemia Neonatal jaundice 60% of term newborns and approximately 70% of preterm newborns will become jaundiced in their first week of life. It is important to understand that jaundice is not a diagnosis. It is a sign. Every baby with jaundice requires a serum bilirubin. Bilirubin results must be checked on the sameOther→
- Jaundice in ChildJaundice in ChildOther→
- Jaundice in InfantsIntroduction Background Important details on history Important details on examination Management and referral guidance SETTING Primary and Secondary Healthcare Institutions in the Western Cape which refer to Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) FOR STAFF Primary and Secondary Doctors and Nurses who refer patients to RCWMCH PATIENTS Patients under the age of 13 years old with jaundiOther→
- Jaundice in PregnancyStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults, Updated for the 2023 EditionEML (Adult)→
- 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 CRITEPEML (Paeds)→
- 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 wiPEML (Paeds)→
- 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 sPEML (Paeds)→