At 35 days, the infant has jaundice with a bilirubin level of 11 and a total bilirubin level of 170.

Patient's question:

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Doctor's answer:

Hello, physiological jaundice appears 2 to 3 days after birth, peaks between 4 to 6 days, and disappears within 7 to 10 days. Premature infants have a longer duration of jaundice, with only mild loss of appetite as the primary clinical symptom. If jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth and persists for 2 to 3 weeks without improvement, worsens, reappears after initially fading, or begins only after 1 to several weeks post-birth, it is considered pathological jaundice. For physiological jaundice, early breastfeeding is recommended, while pathological jaundice should be treated with hospital phototherapy or traditional Chinese medicine.

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