A First-Time Dad Is Concerned That His 3-Day-Old Daughter's Skin

question 43

Multiple Choice

A first-time dad is concerned that his 3-day-old daughter's skin looks "yellow." In the nurse's explanation of physiologic jaundice,what fact should be included?

• A) Physiologic jaundice occurs during the first 24 hours of life.
• B) Physiologic jaundice is caused by blood incompatibilities between the mother and infant blood types.
• C) The bilirubin levels of physiologic jaundice peak between the second and fourth days of life.
• D) This condition is also known as "breast milk jaundice."