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Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels. [3] [6] Jaundice in adults is typically a sign indicating the presence of underlying diseases involving abnormal heme metabolism, liver dysfunction, or biliary-tract obstruction. [7]
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Jaundice is a yellow color to your skin and the whites of your eyes. Jaundice is caused by a buildup of a substance called bilirubin. Bilirubin is a yellow substance your body makes when it breaks down old or damaged red blood cells. Your liver processes the bilirubin in order to remove it from your body. It removes the bilirubin by mixing it ...
Acholuric jaundice has long been recognized and frequently seen in many conditions with various clinical designations. Most commonly it is ascribed to some disorder of the liver or to anemia, but because no bile appears in the urine little investigation has been made of such jaundice. In 1917 1 I reported an investigation of the blood in ...
Jaundice is a yellow color to your skin and the whites of your eyes. Bilirubin is a yellow substance your body makes when it breaks down old or damaged red blood cells. Your liver processes the bilirubin in order to remove it from your body. It removes the bilirubin by mixing it into bile, a digestive juice, and putting it into your intestines.
Jan 31, 2012 · At present, ‘obstructive’ jaundice in particular is included within the NICE Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer. 7 It would help GPs to formulate a plan for investigation if the various underlying causes of jaundice in primary care settings were identified, and their relative importance established. This study aimed to do that, using ...
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