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Rh Incompatibility
Alternate Names : Hydrops Fetalis, Kernicterus, Rh-Induced Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
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Rh Incompatibility Treatment
Since Rh incompatibility is almost completely preventable with the use of RhoGAM, prevention remains the best treatment. Treatment of the already affected infant depends on the severity of the condition.
Mild: Hydrops fetalis: - amniocentesis to determine severity
- intrauterine fetal transfusion
- early induction of labor
- a direct transfusion of packed red blood cells (compatible with the infant's blood) and also exchange transfusion of the newborn to rid the blood of the maternal antibodies that are destroying the red blood cells
- control of congestive failure and fluid retention
Kernicterus: - exchange transfusion (may require multiple exchanges)
- phototherapy
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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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