The difference between pathologic jaundice and physiologic jaundice is that pathologic jaundice:
a. usually results in kernicterus.
b. appears during the first 24 hours of life.
c. results from breakdown of excessive erythrocytes not needed after birth.
d. begins on the head and progresses down the body.
B
Pathologic jaundice appears during the first 24 hours of life, whereas physiologic jaundice appears after the first 24 hours of life.
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