Phototherapy sentence example
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- At 14.25 hours the serum bilirubin test showed raised bilirubin test showed raised bilirubin and it was decided to give phototherapy, which was commenced at 16.00 hours.
- Artificial ultraviolet light is used to treat skin diseases like psoriasis and is called phototherapy.
- It was decided to add phototherapy as a number of overhead warmers include phototherapy.
- International Light carries a complete line of phototherapy radiometers for both research and diagnostic applications.
- She may need to be treated for jaundice using phototherapy, and of course, other serious medical conditions will be addressed.Advertisement
- The mainstay in treatment of hyperbilirubinemia is phototherapy, which is safe and widely available.
- Multiple factors can influence the effectiveness of phototherapy, including the type and intensity of the light and the extent of skin surface exposure.
- Since phototherapy acts by altering the bilirubin that is deposited in the tissue, the area of the skin exposed to phototherapy should be maximized.
- This has been made more practical with the development of fiberoptic phototherapy blankets that can be wrapped around an infant.
- Infants receiving home phototherapy need daily visits by a nurse, who performs a physical examination and measures the total serum bilirubin level.Advertisement
- Discontinuation of home phototherapy is safe once the total serum bilirubin level has decreased to less than 15 mg/dL in healthy full-term infants older than four days.
- Office evaluation within two to three days of discontinuing home phototherapy is recommended.
- Potential side effects of phototherapy used for elevated bilirubin levels, include watery diarrhea, increased water loss, skin rash, and transient bronzing of the skin.
- Full-term infants rarely require an exchange transfusion if intense phototherapy is initiated in a timely manner.
- It should be considered if the total serum bilirubin level is approaching 20 mg/dL and continues to rise despite intense in-hospital phototherapy.Advertisement
- If an infant's bilirubin levels are quite high or rising rapidly, phototherapy can prevent complications.
- Phototherapy is continued until bilirubin levels have returned to normal, usually within a few days.
- Doctors combine UVB treatments with topical medications to treat some patients and sometimes prescribe home phototherapy, in which the parent administers the UVB treatments.
- Hyperbilirubinemia is also treated with phototherapy, a treatment in which the baby is placed under a special light.
- Other treatments that are sometimes used for atopic dermatitis are tar preparations and ultraviolet light therapy (phototherapy).Advertisement
- Phototherapy with ultraviolet A or B light waves, or a combination of both, may be used to treat older children or adolescents with mild or moderate atopic dermatitis; it is not suitable for infants or younger children.
- Some patients who do not respond to ultraviolet light alone benefit from a combination of phototherapy and an oral medication known as psoralen, which makes the skin more sensitive to the light.
- Some newborns are placed under special lamps (phototherapy) to help correct the jaundice caused by elevated bilirubin levels and to bring down the bilirubin level.