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Hyperbilirubinemia - Articles
Conjugated vs. unconjugated bilirubinemia
by
pathologystudent
Posted
Fri 30 Oct 2009 11:01pm
Here’s a little question to see if you remember the different causes of conjugated and unconjugated bilirubinemia.
While examining the gums of a 25 year old patient... each answer and see what kind of hyperbilirubinemia these disorders would cause.
A. A stone in the bile duct – if big enough, a stone here could block the excretion of bilirubin
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How can we improve the quality of health searches ?
by
Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:13am
was also swamped by a lot of irrelevant results about neonatal jaundice.
I repeated the search using the same search engine, but using a better keyword – “ hyperbilirubinemia “ – and this improved the results dramatically.
Searching for “ adult hyperbilirubinemia differential diagnosis “ gave the best results . The problem was solved – and took just a few minutes
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More on Hepatic Hydrothorax
by
rickisjourney
Posted
Sat 16 Jan 2010 12:00am
hypoalbuminemia (2.5) and hyperbilirubinemia (Total 3.0, direct 2.5). INR was elevated (1.8) and PTT was normal. Transaminases were normal.
The remaining of the tests was normal.
Patient
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Liver Warning with Prezista
by
Nelson V.
Posted
Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:28pm
% of the patients, are listed below by body system:
Hepatobiliary System: acute hepatitis, cytolytic hepatitis, hepatotoxicity, hyperbilirubinemia
Skin and Appendages: erythema
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