When an Infant Has Increased Bilirubin Production and Impaired Hepatic

question 23

Multiple Choice

When an infant has increased bilirubin production and impaired hepatic excretion of bilirubin,what does the nurse suspect is occurring in the patient?

• A) Biliary hypertrophy
• B) Physiologic jaundice
• C) Hepatitis A
• D) Infantile cirrhosis

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