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Rh Incompatibility
Alternate Names : Hydrops Fetalis, Kernicterus, Rh-Induced Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
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Exchange Transfusion - Series: Indication
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Less frequently, when neonatal jaundice is more severe, and ultraviolet light therapy is unable to break down all circulating bilirubin, exchange transfusion is often used. High levels of bilirubin in the blood can lead to brain damage and other serious problems. In these cases, exchange transfusion is a life-saving procedure designed to counteract the effects of serious jaundice, infection, or toxicity. The procedure involves the staged removal of the infant's blood and replacement with fresh donor blood or plasma.
Guidelines for an exchange transfusion include:
- hemolytic disease of the newborn (Rh disease)
- life-threatening infection
- severe disturbances in body chemistry
- toxic effects of drugs
- polycythemia
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- Erythroblastosis Fetalis, Photomicrograph
- Jaundice Infant
- Antibodies
- Exchange Transfusion - Series
- Procedure
- Indication
- Procedure
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• Definition
• Rh Incompatibility Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Rh Incompatibility Symptoms & Signs
• Rh Incompatibility Prevention
• Rh Incompatibility Diagnosis & Tests
• Rh Incompatibility Treatment
• Rh Incompatibility Prognosis
• Rh Incompatibility Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anemia
• Heart Failure
• Mental Retardation
Tests & Exams
• Amniocentesis
• Bilirubin
• Cord Blood
• Hemoglobin
Surgery & Procedures
• Exchange Transfusion
Other Topics
• Antibody
• Bili Lights
• Fatigue
• Hearing Loss
• Hepatomegaly
• Hypotonia
• Intrauterine
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Motormental Retardation
• Muscle Cramps
• Opisthotonos
• Polyhydramnios
• Poor Feeding in Infants
• Purpura
• Respiratory
• Seizures
• Speech Impairment (Adult)
• Swelling
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