Jaundice Flashcards
Normal day production of billirubin
250-300mg
Normal urobilinogen in urine
1mg/dl
Unconjugated hyper billirubinema
2)DIAGNOSIS
Elevated total bilirubin(4-6mg/dl)
Direct less than 15%
2) ↑ indirect bilirubin, Reticulocytosis, ↑ LDH, and ↓haptoglobin
acholuric jaundice
Colorless jaundice (indirect)
Direct bilirubin
1)normal
Equal or less than 0.3
MC familial unconjugated hyper billirubinemia
Gilbert ś (defective conjugation )
Pseudo jaundice
Carotenoderma
2 Addison disease:(increased melanin)
3)Diffuse xanthomatosis
Most useful test for distinguish between hepatocellular injury and cholestasis.
US
US
CT
features OF chronic liver disease,obstruction
2) more accurate in pancreatic lesions.
Jaundice first appear (site)
Sclera