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3 day old neonatal is brought by the mother to pediatrician, with complaints of yellowish discoloration of body. On testing bilirubin level is found to be 20mg/dL. What is the next step of management

A
Stop breast feeding
B
Stop breast feeding and start phototherapy
C
Continue breastfeeding and start phototherapy
D
Initiate exchange transfusion
High-Yield Explanation
Age  Cut - off for phototherapy 24-48 hours 15mg/dl 48-72 hours 18mg/dl > 72 hours 20mg/dl

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