Lethargy in Pediatrics — Case | Neonatology | SMLE Q#16850
SMLE Question #16850
Pediatrics
Neonatology
Objective: OBJ-386
Last updated: February 2026
A 5-day-old term girl is brought to the emergency department for lethargy and poor feeding. She is exclusively breastfed. Examination shows irritability, marked jaundice, and clinical dehydration. The mother reports that previous children required hospital admission and exchange transfusion for severe neonatal jaundice. Immune-mediated hemolysis due to maternal–fetal blood group incompatibility is being considered. Which additional history detail is most important to obtain now?
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