Multiple Choice
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) begins on the head and progresses down the body.
D) results from the breakdown of excessive erythrocytes not needed after birth.
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