Clinical CPD topic
Jaundice: practise, reflect and record
Practise jaundice through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Select bilirubin assessment and apply age- and gestation-specific phototherapy thresholds in neonatal jaundice.
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What you’ll work on
- Select bilirubin assessment and apply age- and gestation-specific phototherapy thresholds in neonatal jaundice.
- Investigate prolonged neonatal jaundice and recognise conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia requiring specialist escalation.
- Distinguish suspected-cancer referral from urgent imaging pathways for possible pancreatic cancer.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A 4-day-old term infant is visibly jaundiced but feeding well. What is the appropriate initial assessment?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.
- Recommendations | Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 days | Guidance | NICEUK source
- BSG guideline on abnormal liver blood testsUK source
- Recommendations organised by site of cancer | Suspected cancer: recognition and referral | Guidance | NICEUK source