Bilirubin Determination Flashcards
end product of Hb catabolism
Bilirubin
Give 5 liver functions
- Metabolic
- Detoxification/conjugation
- Storage
- Excretory function
- Synthetic function
Bilirubin is for?
liver function test
- secretory
- excretory
Enumerate 4 proteins in bilirubin
myoglobin
cytochrome
peroxidase
catalase
condition due to increase of bilirubin in the circulation
jaundice
Pre-hepatic jaundice is also known as?
hemolytic hyperbilirubinemia
Hepatic jaundice is also known as?
hepatocellular hyperbilirubinemia
Post-hepatic anemia jaundice is also known as?
obstructive hyperbilirubinemia
excessive RBC destruction
Pre-hepatic anemia
Examples of excessive RBC destruction
Malaria
HA
excessive amount of bilirubin presented to the liver for metabolism
Pre-hepatic jaundice
Increased unconjugated bilirubin
Pre-hepatic anemia
impaired cellular uptake & defective conjugation
Hepatic jaundice
abnormal secretion of bilirubin
Hepatic jaundice
3 diseases that cause hepatic jaundice
viral hepatitis
liver cirrhosis/Laennec’s cirrhosis
Fasciola hepatica