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A 6-week-old infant is admitted to the hospital with jaundice. Her outpatient blood work demonstrated a total bilirubin of 12 mg/dL with a direct portion of 3.5 mg/dL. Which of the following disorders is likely to be responsible?
A. ABO incompatibility
B. Choledochal cyst
C. Rh incompatibility
D. Gilbert disease
E. Crigler-Najjar syndrome
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| ELM
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B.
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| mash
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yep, u got it!
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| drshabs
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can u plz explain how??
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| mash
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direct bilirubin is > 20% of total==> conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
choledochal cyst is the only option with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
rest of 'em have unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
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