Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 91%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
Term newborn following cesarean birth, slightly yellow skinA nurse is admitting a term newborn to the nursery following a cesarean birth. The nurse observes that the newborn's skin is slightly yellow. This finding indicates the newborn is experiencing a complication related to which of the following?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Yellow skin within 24 hours suggests pathologic jaundice, often from blood group incompatibility causing hemolysis and bilirubin rise. Vitamin K deficiency causes bleeding, cocaine abuse unrelated to jaundice, and physiologic jaundice appears later.