A Parent Comes to the Clinic with a 1-Week-Old Infant

question 32

Multiple Choice

A parent comes to the clinic with a 1-week-old infant for a newborn checkup. The parent tells the nurse, "My baby looks yellow to me." Which is the nurse's best response?

• A)"What type of detergent are you using to wash the baby's clothes?"
• B)"Is there a possibility you had hepatitis during your pregnancy?"
• C)"The color is from the breakdown of maternal red blood cells."
• D)"There is a cream you can use to reduce the yellowing."

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