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from a slightly different perspective ultimately they only determine that liver disease is occurring None of them are able to determine the exact cause of the disease To make that determination. What is jaundice? Jaundice is the yellow color seen in the skin of many newborns. It happens when a chemical called bilirubin builds up in the babys blood. Jaundice can occur in babies of any r Conclusions . . * . Jaundice indicates that there is an elevated concentration of bilirubin in serum.. * In neonates it is important to determine the concentration of unconjugated bilirubin in order to decide what treatment is required.. Overview. Definition. Production & metabolism. Measurement of . bilirubin. – serum & urine. Approach to the patient. Broad Differential Diagnosis. Work-up for “Medical” Jaundice. Work-up if Obstructive Jaundice. Professor of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry. . Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, . Moshtohor. , . Benha. University, Egypt.. E.Mail:Samyaziza@yahoo.com. JAUNDICE. . . Jaundice . (also called . . Rao. . M.Pharm. , (. Ph.D. ). Asst. . Professor . & HOD. Dept. . of Pharmacy Practice. Hindu college of pharmacy, . Gnt. , A.P.. Jaundice definition and facts. Jaundice. is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes and of the white of the eyes caused by elevated levels of the chemical . Germana. . Emerita. V. Gregorio, MD, PhD. Department of Pediatrics. University of the Philippines Manila. College of Medicine Philippine General Hospital. Objectives. Define and recognize the clinical features of jaundice. Dr. Ashok Singh. Assistant Professor. Dept. of Pathology. INTEGRATED TEACHING. “ . Jaune. ” : Yellow. . पीलिया. Icterus. Latin. Sighting the bird was thought to cure jaundice. Jaundice. Dr.S.Parthasarathy. . MD DA . DNB. PhD FICA IDRA . Anatomy . Functions of liver . The liver is vital for. protein synthesis. glucose homeostasis . . bilirubin. excretion . toxin removal . , and Brenda Palma. Neonatal Jaundice. What is it?. Neonatal jaundice refers to excessive level of accumulated bilirubin in the blood and is characterized by jaundice, a yellowish discoloration of the skin, . Icterus and Lipemia on Chemistry Tests and Association between the Amoun t of Interfering Substances and LIH Indices Neval Akbas PhD, Bryan Eppert PhD, Judy Miller, Catherine Schulten, Cynthia Wal TABEER ZAHRA. DUAA TAHIR. FARAH CHOUDHARY. BIO DATA. NAME : Ismail s/o Wazir Ali. AGE : 3days. SEX : Male. ADDRESS : Sadiq abad . DOA : 02/05/23. PRESENTING COMPLAINT. Yellowish discoloration of skin - 3days.. Rashidy. Lecturer of General and Pediatric Surgery. Jaundice. Yellowish discoloration of body tissues & fluids (except the brain, CSF, tears, saliva & milk) due to excess . bilirubin. in the blood.. Normal TSB (0.5-1.5mg). Jaundice . is usually detectable clinically when the plasma bilirubin. exceeds 40 . μmol. /L (~2.5 mg/. dL. ).. Bilirubin in the blood is normally almost all unconjugated and,. M.B.Ch.B,CABM,FIBMS,FIBMS(GE.&HEP.). Objectives:. At end of this lecture, the student should know :. 1.What is jaundice ?. 2. Types of jaundice?. 3. How you approach to each type of jaundice?. Jaundice.