Jaundice

Introduction: Jaundice

Jaundice: Bile or liver problem causing yellowness. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Jaundice is available below.

Symptoms of Jaundice

• Yellow skin
• Yellow eyes
• Dark or reddish urine
• Orange urine
• Red urine

See full list of 17 symptoms of Jaundice

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Jaundice:

• Liver Health: Home Testing
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Medical Textbooks Online about Jaundice

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Diagnostic Tests for Jaundice

• Blood tests
• Complete blood count
• Liver function blood tests
• Abdominal x-rays
• Abdominal ultrasound

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Jaundice?

• Misdiagnosis of Jaundice
• Failure to diagnose Jaundice
• Underlying causes of Jaundice (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Jaundice

Misdiagnosis and Jaundice

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Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic...read more »

Pancreatic cancer often diagnosed too late: Pancreatic cancer has the reputation of being one of the "worst" cancers, because its prognosis is often poor due to delayed diagnosis. Early...read more »

Choledochal cyst not to be overlooked: Choledochal cysts are congenital cystic dilatations of the hepatobiliary tree and usually presents before 16 years of age. Symptoms may be that of cholangitis, jaundice, pancreatitis...read more »

Budd Chiari syndrome prognosis poor if untreated: Budd Chiari syndrome is an uncommon condition which occurs in individuals in the 3rd or 4th decade due to obstruction to the venous outflow in the hepatic vein. Patients present...read more »

Weil's disease has poor outcome in severe cases: Leptospirosis( Weil's disesase) is a zoonotic condition which occurs due to the entry of spirochetes called leptospira. Transmission occurs by direct contact with the body fluid of an...read more »

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Causes of Jaundice

• Neonatal jaundice - common type in newly born babies.
• Liver diseases
  • Hepatitis
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Hepatitis A

See full list of 35 causes of Jaundice

More information about causes of Jaundice:

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• Drug interactions causing Jaundice (105 listings)
• Underlying causes of Jaundice
• Jaundice as a complication caused by other conditions
• Jaundice as a symptom

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Reseach about Jaundice

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Clinical Trials for Jaundice

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Jaundice include:

• Compassionate Use of Stanate (TM) Stannsoporfin - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Stanate (TM), stannsoporfin, tin-mesoporphyrin
• Malignant Obstruction ZILVER Against Routine Therapy (MOZART I) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Demographic, Metabolic, and Genomic Description of Neonates With Severe Hyperbilirubinemia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effect of Benadryl Sedation During ERCP or EUS - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Benadryl versus Placebo
• Improving Health Outcomes for New Mothers and Babies - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 9 Clinical Trials for Jaundice

Statistics for Jaundice

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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.

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Definitions of 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)

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)