When should the nurse expect jaundice to be present in a newborn with hemolytic disease?
a. At birth
b. During first 24 hours after birth
c. 24 to 48 hours after birth
d. 48 to 72 hours after birth
ANS: B
In hemolytic disease of the newborn, jaundice is usually evident within the first 24 hours of life. Newborns with hemolytic disease are usually not jaundiced at birth, although some degree of hepatosplenomegaly, pallor, and hypovolemic shock may occur when the most severe form, hydrops fetalis, is present; 24 to 72 hours is too late for hemolytic disease of the newborn. Jaundice at these ages is most likely due to physiologic or early-onset breastfeeding jaundice.
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