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The nurse is caring for a term newborn. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to suspect the potential for jaundice in this infant

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The assessment finding that should alert the nurse to suspect the potential for jaundice in this infant is when there is a presence of a cephalhematoma from the body.

What is a jaundice?

This refers to a medical condition that affects the skin, whites of the eyes and mucous membranes by turning yellow because of a high level of bilirubin which is a yellow-orange bile pigment.

This condition has many causes that includes hepatitis, gallstones and tumors in new born.

The  presence of a cephalhematoma from the body means that there is RBC accumalating and can not be excreted.

Hence, the assessment finding that should alert the nurse to suspect the potential for jaundice in this infant is when there is a presence of a cephalhematoma from the body.

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