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What is hemolytic disease of the newborn?
What is hemolytic disease of the newborn?
- A condition in which the mother's agglutinins cross the placenta to an Rh-negative fetus
- A condition in which the mother's agglutinins cross the placenta to an Rh-positive fetus
- A condition in which the mother's antibodies attack her own red blood cells
- A condition in which the mother's antibodies attack the fetus' red blood cells (correct)
What is the name of the neurologic syndrome that may develop in infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn?
What is the name of the neurologic syndrome that may develop in infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn?
- Hydrops fetalis
- Hypoxia
- Kernicterus (correct)
- Erythroblastosis fetalis
Why does bilirubin penetrate the brain in infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn?
Why does bilirubin penetrate the brain in infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn?
- Because the infant's liver is not yet functional
- Because the blood-brain barrier is less permeable in infancy
- Because the bilirubin-conjugating system is already mature
- Because the blood-brain barrier is more permeable in infancy and the bilirubin-conjugating system is not yet mature (correct)
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