Question 1

what is the basic treatment for adults with jaundice?

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Evaluate the cause: Jaundice, which is due to serious liver diseae, sometimes will show up first by a yellowing of the whites of the eyes. The urine will also be quite discolored. If this occurs, you will need to quickly see  a gastroenterologist, especially with a liver orientation if possible, and find the cause and recommend treatment.  This can be very serious.

Question 2

what is a good treatment for an adult having bilirubin level 24 due to alcoholic jaundice?

Accepted Answer

Medical first: Recommend  detoxification & stabilization of your medical condition. Do you have an addiction medicine specialist treating you?  Alcoholics anonymous is a 12 step program that is the back bone for sobriety programs for most. Inpatient rehabiltation programs can be very beneficial.

Question 3

what is the treatment for jaundice?

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Phototherapy: Jaundice, or high bilirubin levels, is best treated with special "bili-lights", known as phototherapy. These lights produce a special wavelength of blue light that break down the bilirubin so your baby can get rid of the excess. In rare cases, if the bilirubin is very high, hospitalization may be required for a process known as an exchange transfusion.

Question 4

what is the treatment for jaundice in 8 year d?

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Serious: Consult a pediatrician.
There may be many causes, including infections , blood disorders & liver disease.

Question 5

can you please tell me about jaundice and its treatment?

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Jaundice is a sympto: Jaundice is a symptom of liver disese due to several different causes from infections, congenital metabolic conditions, new born conditions, gall bladder stones, tumors and primary or metastatic cancer in liver
treatment is directed towards the cause of the jaundice.

Question 6

in neonatal jaundice what's the treatment?

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Neonatal jaundice: Phototherapy is the primary treatment in neonates with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. This therapeutic principle was discovered rather serendipitously in england in the 1950s and is now arguably the most widespread therapy of any kind (excluding prophylactic treatments) used in newborns.

Question 7

which treatment works the best and fastest for neonatal jaundice?

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Depends: Often it requires no treatment whatsoever. Frequent breastfeeding and exposure to sunlight may suffice. If bilirubin levels are in the "high" zone and most importantly they are rising, your baby may need so called "light therapy" when he/she is put under uv light to remove excessive bilirubin in the system.

Question 8

my jaundice, level is 3 .5, in how many weeks will i recover? i am under treatment  of a doctor

Accepted Answer

Depends: It depends on the underlying cause, how high your bilirubin peaked and when this happend.  It can take days to weeks depending if it is an acute or chronic problem based on your underlying liver disease. The good thing is that you are under a care of a doctor so they will have your bilirubin lab trends and should be able to answer your question more accurately.

Question 9

help please? what is the treatment for jaundice- my mothers total bilirubin count is 6.5 mg/dl?

Accepted Answer

Depends on cause: Jaundice is a symptom, like fever. The treatment depends on the cause of jaundice. It is not feasible to provide a more useful answer from the information you provided. Please consult your doctor.

Question 10

could you tell me what is the treatment for jaundice if my mothers total bilirubin count is 6.5 mg/dl?

Accepted Answer

Jaundice: Treatment depends on the cause of the jaundice. I would definitely have your mom checked with a physician to determine the cause of jaundice.

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