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Rh Incompatibility
Alternate Names : Hydrops Fetalis, Kernicterus, Rh-Induced Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
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Rh Incompatibility Prognosis (Expectations)
Full recovery is expected for mild Rh incompatibility. Both hydrops fetalis and kernicterus represent extreme conditions caused by hemolysis. Both have guarded outcomes. Hydrops fetalis has a high mortality rate.
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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
Review Date : 7/26/2002
Reviewed By : Elizabeth Hait, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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