Differentiate between the different types of jaundice
Understand bilirubin synthesis, transport, and metabolism
Distinguish between physiologic jaundice in a full-term infant and physiologic jaundice in a preterm infant
Recognize that breast-feeding is the most frequent cause of exaggerated unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the neonatal period.
Know the management of breast milk jaundice
Describe the clinical manifestations of acute bilirubin encephalopathy
Recognize that diagnostic studies are needed to detect hemolytic diseases in a full-term infant who becomes clinically icteric during the first day after birth
Understand that sepsis, galactosemia, and endocrine disorders can be readily diagnosed in the neonate with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Know the appropriate diagnostic tests to establish the cause of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
Plan when an infant should be seen for follow-up in the outpatient setting based on gestational age at discharge
Understand the strategies for prevention of severe hyperbilirubinemia in newborn infants such as increasing frequency of breastfeeding
Formulate a differential diagnosis of infectious causes of jaundice in an infant