A male baby is born at 5:15 a.m. on a Wednesday. At 1:15 p.m. on the same day, the nurse notes yellow staining of the skin on the head and face of this infant. What does this finding likely indicate? The infant has:
A) physiologic jaundice.
B) pathologic jaundice.
C) a mature liver.
D) unconjugated bilirubin levels less than 4 mg/dL.
B
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