FEN/GI Flashcards
1
Q
What mnemonic can be used to remember the 5 large categories of etiology for direct hyperbilirubinemia?
A
A LIME
A: anatomic (intra or extra hepatic)
L: intrinsic liver abnormality
I: infection (inc UTI, CMV, listeria, some TORCHES, hepatitis, HSV)
M: metabolic/genetic
E: endocrine (hypothyroidism, panhypopit)
