title: Common hematologic problems in the newborn nursery.
abstract: "Common red blood cell disorders encountered in the normal newborn nursery include hemolytic disease of the newborn and resultant hyperbilirubinemia, anemia, and polycythemia. A less frequent clinically relevant hematologic issue in newborns to be covered herein is thrombocytopenia."
authors.affiliation: Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Magee-Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: jwatchko@mail.magee.edu.
authors.forename: Jon F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Watchko
mesh_terms: D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D007518:Isoantibodies
keywords: Anemia; G6PD deficiency; Hemolysis; Hyperbilirubinemia; Polycythemia; Rh disease; Thrombocytopenia