What is Jaundice?

What is Jaundice?

• Jaundice: Bile or liver problem causing yellowness.
• Jaundice: Pathologic process consisting of an abnormal increase in the amount of BILIRUBIN in the circulating blood, which may result in JAUNDICE.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Jaundice: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Jaundice: Introduction

Types of Jaundice:

Types of Jaundice:

• Neonatal Jaundice - occurring in newborns a few days after birth.
• Hemolytic jaundice - from red blood cells being broken down.
• Obstruction jaundice - an obstruction in the bile ducts or digestive area.
• Hepatocellular jaundice - when the liver fails to process bilirubin.
• more types...»

Broader types of Jaundice:

• Biliary disorder
• Gall bladder conditions
• Liver conditions
• Blood conditions
• Bile Duct Conditions
• Skin conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Jaundice?

Complications of Jaundice: see complications of Jaundice

What causes Jaundice?

Causes of Jaundice: see causes of Jaundice
Cause of Jaundice: Bile materials (bilirubin) in the blood, often from liver diseases such as hepatitis.
Risk factors for Jaundice: see risk factors for Jaundice

What are the symptoms of Jaundice?

Symptoms of Jaundice: see symptoms of Jaundice

Complications of Jaundice: see complications of Jaundice

Jaundice: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Jaundice.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Jaundice.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Jaundice: see treatments for Jaundice
Research for Jaundice: see research for Jaundice

Society issues for Jaundice

Hospitalization statistics for Jaundice: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Jaundice:

• 0.049% (6,261) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified jaundice in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 76% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified jaundice required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified jaundice were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified jaundice were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Jaundice:

Organs and body systems related to Jaundice include:

• Skin
• Liver
• Gall bladder
• Bile duct
• Blood

Name and Aliases of Jaundice

Main name of condition: Jaundice

Bilirubin levels raised (plasma or serum), Hyperbilirubinaemia, Icterus Source - Diseases Database

Icterus
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Jaundice:

• Physiologic jaundice
• Nonphysiologic jaundice
• Neonatal jaundice
• Unconjugated bilirubin
• Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
• Kernicterus
• Physiologic hyperbilirubinemia
• Gilbert syndrome
• Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

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