Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Jaundice
- Acute liver injury (including
hepatitis)
- infective
- acute viral hepatitis (A,B,E), CMV, EBV
- jaundice commonly preceded by 1-2w prodrome
- autoimmune
- autoimmune hepatitis
- toxic
- paracetamol overdose, antiTB drugs, ecstasy, halothane
- metabolic
- Wilson's disease
- vascular
- shock/ishchemic hepatitis, Budd-Chiari syndrome
- other: acute fatty liver of preg, extensive malignant infiltration
- Cirrhosis
- chronic liver inj from any cause
- pathphys: hepatocell fail -> jaundice, coagulopathy, decreased albumin. portal hypertension -> esoph varices, hepatic encephalopathy.
- portal hypertens + decreased albumin + generalised salt and water retention -> ascites
- Hepatic tumors
- malignant infiltration by py or metastatic tumors -> jaundice
b/c replace liver parenchyma or hepatic duct obstruction
- assoc feats: cachexia, malaise, RUQ pain, hepatomegaly
- Biliary disease
- jaundice due to biliary obstruction
- py biliary cirrhosis, py sclerosing scholangitis, extrahepatic cholestasis- most often caused by
gallstones, benign strictures, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma
- increased ALP + GGT
- assoc: pale stools, dark urine, itch
- No hepatobiliary disease
- hemolytic disorders
- gilbert's syndrome (congen, 2-5% pop, decreased enzymatic activity so limits conjugation)
- cause: increased hemolysis,
decreased uptake/conjugation
by liver, imparied biliary
drainage (cholestasis)