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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Sep 28;124(4):1031–1039. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2980

TABLE 1.

Modified Clinical Risk Index for Hyperbilirubinemia

Subtotal A Subtotal B Subtotal C



Gestational
Age
Score Feeding Score Other Score
35 wk 12 Breast milk only   6 Jaundice requiring phototherapy in
   parent or sibling
6
36 wk 10 Formula only −6 Cephalhematoma or bruising 4
37 wk   7 Breast milk + formula   0 Asian 4
38 wk   4 Maternal age of ≥25 y 3
39 wk   2 Male 1
40 wk   0
41 wk −2
42 wk −4

Total score = subtotal A + subtotal B + subtotal C.