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High levels of billirubin in the blood stream can result in?
jaundice the normal serum bilirubin level is 0.5 to 1.5mg%. jaundice occurs when the bilirubin level exceeds 2mg%. the increased blood level of bilirubin is called hyperbilirubinemia. excess bilirubin from blood diffuses into the tissues, skin and mucous membrane, colouring them yellow. this condition caused by overflow of bilirubin is called jaundice.
Investigations done in jaundice case?
Check the bilirubin level.
What is white jaundice?
Yellow jaundice is not a disease but rather a sign that can occur in many different diseases. Jaundice is the yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) that is caused by high levels in blood of the chemical bilirubin. The color of the skin and sclerae vary depending on the level of bilirubin. When the bilirubin level is mildly elevated, they are yellowish. When the bilirubin level is high, they tend to be brown. White jaundice: old term for chlorosis
What if bilirubin level is 28?
That sounds a littel high. What are your liver enzyme levels? and are you jaundice?
Why might choledocolithiasis cause jaundice?
well, you see.. jaundice is caused by the elevation of UNCONJUGATED bilirubin level in our blood.. a high level of unconjugated bilirubin in blood will enter our body tissue and make our skin looks yellow.bilirubin is metabolized in the liver, thus making the unconjugated bilirubin changed into conjugated one. and these conjugated bilirubin will be excreted to our intestine and it will give color to our urine an feces.in patients with choledocolithiasis, there is an obstruction caused by the gallstone inside the duct where conjugated bilirubin should be excreted.. this obstruction makes the liver unable to metabolize the unconjugated bilirubin, and so the level of unconjugated bilirubin will rise, having effect of jaundice.
What causes jaundice in newborns?
Newborn jaundice is caused when there are high bilirubin levels in the blood.
Jaundice produces yellow pigmentation from which substance?
bilirubin
What disorder occurs with jaundice?
The hemoglobin that is released when the cells die is turned into bilirubin. If for any reason the RBCs die at a faster rate than usual, bilirubin can accumulate in the blood and cause jaundice.
What is the relationship between rapid rate of RBC destruction and jaundice?
The destruction of RBCs results in the release of bilirubin. If excessive amounts of RBCs are destroyed it creates a build up of bilirubin in the blood which leads to jaundice.
Jaundice is caused by the rapid breakdown of?
Jaundice is caused by the rapid breakdown of red blood cells which leads to increased levels of bilirubin.
What would buildup of bile in the liver leading to bile pigments cirulating through the body lead to?
Serum bilirubin
Is bilirubin connected with hepatitis?
When the liver is damaged as with hepatitis it is no longer able to metabolize the bilirubin in the blood and causes jaundice which is a yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin.
