Jaundice Guide (Retired 5/1/2024)

The app is designed for Pediatricians or Nurses who care for newborns

Link to Jaundice Guide

Jaundice Guide, developed by Mark M. Simonian MD, FAAP, is intended for use by pediatricians or registered nurses that care for the newborn during the first 100 hours of life. Parents or child care providers may review the information, but it is intended for use by professional providers like pediatricians and nurses. It is only part of the information used to determine if the newborn may require further professional testing or treatment.

This Guide is a reference aid. The information contained in the Google Assistant App is not intended to be a substitute for the medical judgement or reasoning.

The app does not collect Information that may identify the persons who are being evaluated, described, or provide the information.

Jaundice Guide for high risk newborn
Jaundice Guide for low risk newborns

References

Longhurst CA, Turner SW, Burgos AE. Development of a Web-based Decision Support Tool to Increase Use of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Guidelines. Journal of Quality and Patient Safety. May 2009.

AAP Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia. Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation. Pediatrics. July 2004.

Bhutani VK, Johnson L, Sivieri EM. Predictive ability of a predischarge hour-specific serum bilirubin for subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia in healthy term and near-term newborns. Pediatrics. Jan 1999.