Jaundice

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JAUNDICE

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• Vishal prajapati

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Jaundice

• What is jaundice
• Cause
• Type
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Complications
• Prevention

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What is jaundice

• Jaundice is not a disease but rather a sign
  that can be occur in many different disease.
  Jaundice is yellowish staining of the skin and
  sclerae (The whites of the eye S) that is cause
  by high levels in the blood of the chemical
  billirubin.

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• The color of the skin and sclerae vary
  depending of the level of billirubin. When the
  billirubin level is mildly elevated, they are
  yellowish. When the billirubin level is high
  they tend to be brown.

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Causes of jaundice

• Acute inflammation of the liver
• Inflammation of the bile duct
• Obstruction of the bile duct
• Hemolytic anemia increase production of
  billirubin

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Type of jaundice

• There are three main types of jaundice
• Hepatocellular Jaundice Occure as a result of
  liver disease or injury.
• Hemolytic jaundice Occure as a result of
  hemolysis ( an accelerated breakdown of red blood
  cells) leading to an increase in production of
  billirubin.

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• 3. Obstructive jaundice Occure as a result
  of an obstructive in bile duct ( a system of
  tubes that carries bile from the gallbladder and
  small intestine) which prevents billirubin from
  leaving the liver jaundice, not to be Confused
  with infant jaundice is usually a sign of an
  underlying disorder.

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Sign and symptoms

• Yellow of skin and mucous membrane
• The white of the eyes
• Dark colored of urine
• light colored stool
• itching of the skin
• Nausea and vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• fever

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Diagnosis

• The health care provide will perform a physical
  exam. This may reveal liver swelling
• A billirubin blood test will be done. Other
  tests vary, but may include .
• Abdominal CT scan.
• Complete blood count to check for low blood
  count or anemia

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• Abdominal altrasound
• liver biopsy
• Cholesterol level
• Prothrombin time
• Liver function Test to determine
• how well the liver working

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Treatment

• Treatment of jaundice typically require a
  diagnosis of the specific cause in order to
  select suitable treatment options
• Anemia include jaundice may be treated by
  increasing the amount of iron in blood

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• Hepatitis include jaundice may be treated with
  anti- viral or steroid medication
• Obstructive include jaundice may be treated via
  surgery to remove the obstructive

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Complications

• Cerebral edema
• Renal failure
• Hypoglycemia
• infection and sepsis
• Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• Coagulopathy
• Fetal death

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Prevention

• Promote and support breast feeding
• Provide parents with written and verbal inform
• Provide appropriate follow up
• Perform a thought risk assessment for intant

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