Question

State three levels of causes of jaundice

Answer 1

Explanation:

Hepatocellular (hepatic/liver) jaundice can be caused by acute or chronic hepatitis, hepatotoxicity, cirrhosis, drug-induced hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease. Cell necrosis reduces the liver's ability to metabolize and excrete bilirubin leading to a buildup of unconjugated bilirubin in the blood.

Causes: High bilirubin levels

Diagnostic method: Blood bilirubin, liver panel

Symptoms: Yellowish coloration of skin and whites of the eyes, itchiness

Answer 2

Jaundice is the term that is used to "specify a yellowish tinge" to skin and the "whites of the eye". Body fluids also becomes yellow.

Explanation:

• Hepatocellular jaundice can be induced by "acute or chronic hepatitis", "hepatotoxicity", "cirrhosis, drug-induced hepatitis" and "alcoholic liver disease".
• Cell necrosis weakened the ability of liver to "metabolize and excrete the bilirubin" leading to a buildup of "unconjugated bilirubin" in the blood.

Causes: "High bilirubin levels".

Diagnostic method: "Blood bilirubin, liver panel"

Symptoms: "Yellowish coloration of skin and whites of the eyes".

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