A newborn whose serum bilirubin level is greater than 20 mg/100 mL has a risk of later:
a. hearing loss.
b. sinusitis.
c. tooth decay.
d. meningitis.
A
Risk factors for hearing loss in infants include infection, irradiation, drug abuse, and syphilis in the mother, as well as birth weight less than 1500 g, excessively high bilirubin level, infections (e.g., bacterial meningitis, recurrent otitis media), cleft palate, craniofacial abnormalities, ototoxic antibiotic use, head trauma, and hypoxic episodes in infancy.
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