In answer to Jill Meltzer's request for references to share with the
doctor who was overtreating jaundice, I would suggest the following:

Gartner, LM. Neonatal Jaundice.   Pediatrics in Review 1994; 15:422-432

American Academy of Pediatrics.  Practice Parameter: Management of
Hyperbilirubinemia in the Health Term Newborn.  Pediatrics 1994; 94:558-565

        This should provide a solid review of the subject and the "official"
guidelines for management.  If he wants any more information, please ask the
doctor to contact me directly.
                                                Larry Gartner
Lawrence M. Gartner, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology
The University of Chicago
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