The newborn with severe jaundice is at risk for developing:
a. encephalopathy.
b. bullous impetigo.
c. respiratory distress.
d. blood incompatibility.
ANS: A
Unconjugated bilirubin, which can cross the blood-brain barrier, is highly toxic to neurons. A newborn with severe jaundice is at risk for developing kernicterus or bilirubin encephalopathy. Encephalopathy is a highly infectious bacterial infection of the skin. It has no relation to severe jaundice and is the most likely complication of severe jaundice. A blood incompatibility may be the causative factor for the severe jaundice.
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