8.        The baby in the photograph is 2 days old.

a)        What treatment is he receiving?

           Phototherapy.

b)         Name the condition that is being treated.

            Jaundice.

c)         In this case the cause was physiological. Describe the mechanisms of jaundice. 

            1.    Raised neonatal PCV.

             2.    Immature liver.

             3.    Poor conjugation.

             4.    Dehydration.

             5.    Raised unconjugated bilirubin.

d)         How is unconjugated bilirubin transported in the serum?

            Bound to albumin.

e)         Describe two clinical features of kernicterus other than jaundice.

            1.    Poor feeding.

             2.    Drowsiness.

             3.    Opisthotonus.

             4.    Convulsions.

f)          Name two potential long-term sequelae of kernicterus.

            1.    Choreoathetotic cerebral palsy.

             2.    Mental retardation.