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Q. A newborn came on D14, his weight is 2.0 Kg, Full Term, TSB-15.2, DIRECT-2.8, septic screen negative, blood group-B+, Mother blood Grp O+, sgot sgpt around 480, baby is active feeding normally. How should I approach this now? What is the role of Photo therapy at this stage?

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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

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Diagnostic Dilemma

An eight and half years old girl presented with occipital headache and projectile vomiting since 2 months, imbalance of body since 2 months and inability to close right eye with deviation of face to left side since 15 days and slurring of speech since 1 week. Vomiting would relieve the headache. The ...

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