Which of the following is used for visual assessment of neonatal jaundice?

Option 2 : Kramer's rule

Concept:

• Visual  assessment -> Done through observing the bodily appearance 
• Neonate -> Newborn child
• Neonatal jaundice -> Increased bilirubin in the blood -> Within first few days of life 

Explanation:

• Kramer's rule -> Jaundice begins from the head.
• Observation is made from the head to the toe.
• Yellow discoloration progresses from the head to the feet -> Cephalocaudal progression.
• Treatment -> Phototherapy
• 5 dermal zones are observed:-
  • Head
  • neck upper part of the trunk
  • lower part of the trunk along with the thighs
  • the arms and lower portion of the legs and lastly
  • the soles and palms of the baby

• Wallace rule -> Used to check the body area afflicted by a burn.
• Lund-Browder chart -> Assess burnt area in children.
• Rule of nine -> Measures the degree of burn.