A mother comes to the clinic with her 1-week-old infant for a newborn checkup. The mother tells the nurse, "My baby looks yellow to me." The nurse's best response is which of the following?
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."
C
Jaundice results from the breakdown of the maternal red blood cells that are in the baby's system after birth, which elevates the bilirubin in the serum. If detergent caused a reaction, the reaction would commonly present as a rash. Although hepatitis B virus may pass through the placenta to the fetus, the infant does not typically show signs at 1 week of life. If treatment becomes necessary, the infant would receive phototherapy; there is no cream to reduce the yellow appearance related to newborn jaundice.
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