This is the first podcast in a 3 part series on neonatal jaundice. This episode reviews the definition of neonatal jaundice as well as its consequences and risk factors. It was written by Dr. Brittnee Kegler with the help of Dr. Melanie Lewis. Dr. Kegler is a Family Medicine Resident at Queen’s University, and Dr. Lewis is a General Pediatrician and Professor at the University of Alberta and the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. Check out Part 2 and Part 3 which discuss the differential diagnosis, clinical approach, and treatment of neonatal jaundice. 

Correction: UV light is mentioned in the podcast, this should be blue-green spectrum.

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Related Content:

• Podcast: Neonatal Jaundice Part 2 and Part 3
• Case: Jaundice in a 3 day old male
• Podcast: Neonatal Extracranial Head Injuries