Which criterion is suggestive of pathologic rather than physiologic jaundice?
a. Visible jaundice in the first 24 hours of life
b. Total serum bilirubin concentration of 14 milligrams per deciliter in a premature infant on the fifth day of life
c. Direct serum bilirubin concentration of 0.5 milligrams per deciliter
d. Visible jaundice at 1 week of life in a preterm infant
A
Jaundice within the first 24 hours after birth is indicative of pathologic jaundice.
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