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JAUNDICE Flashcards

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Unconjugated bilirubin features?

A

Poorly water soluble

Binds to albumin

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What if jaundice due to?

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Hyperbilirubinaemia

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Conjugated bilirubin features?

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More water soluble

Imparts dark colour

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What gives stools their dark colour?

What if pale stools?

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Stercobilin

Grey/white stools suggest complete biliary obstruction or severe HEPATOCELLULAR disease

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What is urine dark?

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Urobilinogen is reabsorbed as part of the enterohepatic circulation and liver re-excreted it into bile.

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