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Jaundice can be detected by measuring the concentration of bilirubin in the blood. If the concentration of bilirubin in serum is high enough (usually about 35 μmol/L), then tissues will start to become noticeably yellow. At this point a blood test is not necessary to call it jaundice.
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∙ 14y agoJaundice in dark- skinned individuals may appear as yellow staining in the sclera of the eye, hard palate, plantar or palmar surfaces.
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What abnormal skin colors result from liver disorders?
Jaundice
Is infant jaundice fatal?
Infant jaundice can be fatal if untreated. Most infants recover.
Who discovered jaundice?
John Dice discovered Jaundice.
Is Jaundice spread?
Jaundice is spread by impure water.
What substance is responsible for jaundice?
what substance is responsible for the jaundice
Did Ernest Hemingway have jaundice?
Ernest Hemingway did have jaundice at one point of his life. He was hospitalized in Milan because of bad jaundice.
What is a yellow discoloration of the skin caused by greater-than-normal amounts of bilirubon in the blood is known as?
jaundice
Is Jaundice an adverse effects of antipsychotic agents?
yes, obstructive jaundice.
Medical condition starts with j?
Jellinek's disease jaundice
What is the difference between hemolytic jaundice and obstuctive jaundice?
indirect biliruben is much more elevated in hemolytic jaundice than in obstructive jaundice in absence of sonographic finding of stone empaction in biliary tract
Is it possible to have jaundice and not know it or is it more or less obvious?
Yes, it is possible to have jaundice and not know. However, these are doing the very early stages of jaundice.
Can you get jaundice by kissing?
Jaundice is a descriptive term for yellow skin. Your skin won't turn yellow from kissing someone. If the cause of their jaundice is an infectious diease, you may contract it from kissing. The viral hepatitis infections are not spread by kissing.
