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An Rh -ve woman became pregnant with Rh +ve fetus. Within few days after birth, the infant developed jaundice, ascites, hepatomegaly and edema. The likely substances deposited in skin and sclera in jaundice are given below. Which is the best possible answer?
*Elevated serum indirect bilirubin with normal reticulocyte count and negative Coomb's test is associated with physiologic, breast milk jaundice, or familial nonhemolytic jaundice.
*Elevated serum indirect bilirubin with increased reticulocyte count is indicative of increased hemolysis seen with ABO/Rh incompatibility and red blood cell abnormalities.
*Elevation of both direct and indirect bilirubin with a negative Coomb's test and normal reticulocyte count is indicative of hepatitis, metabolic or obstructive disorders, or sepsis.
2. Conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin.
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*Elevated serum indirect bilirubin with increased reticulocyte count is indicative of increased hemolysis seen with ABO/Rh incompatibility and red blood cell abnormalities.
*Elevation of both direct and indirect bilirubin with a negative Coomb's test and normal reticulocyte count is indicative of hepatitis, metabolic or obstructive disorders, or sepsis.