Bilirubin, Blood and Infection: Two Cases That Unfold
Jaundice in the first 24 hours and a newborn who is subtly not right are both emergencies, and both are missed the same way — by waiting for the next scheduled check. Work each case beat by beat. The clock moves only when you choose correctly, the findings escalate as they would on a real shift, and every wrong option tells you what it would have cost.
Take the case
Set the blood picture and the bench will name the mechanism, the prevention and the treatment.
Jaundice at 18 hoursA 39-week newborn, 3.4 kg
Read the beat
Choose from the options on the left. The case advances only when the choice is right.
The blood benchHaemolysis, viscosity and volume
Set the picture
Newborns have a high haematocrit, a red cell lifespan of only 70 to 90 days, and an immature hepatic conjugating enzyme. Everything on this bench follows from those three facts.