Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021
A woman with blood group B(III) Rh(+) gave birth to a full-term healthy boy Examination on the 3rd day of the infant's life shows him to have icteric tint to his skin. The child has no problems with suckling, sleep is nondisturbed. The abdomen is soft, the liver protrudes by 2 cm from under the costal margin. Complete blood count: hemoglobin 200 g/L, erythrocytes 5.5 × 1012/L, total bilirubin 62 mcmol/L, indirect bilirubin 52 mcmol/L. What condition can be suspected?
Answer options
- Biliary atresia
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn due to ABO incompatibility
- Physiological jaundice
- Congenital hepatitis
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn due to Rh incompatibility
Correct answer
Physiological jaundice
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