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Jaundice

Types and causes of jaundice
1. 1. Hepatitis
    1. Pathophysiology
      1. Antigen presentation
      2. Acute hepatitis
        Portal and lobular inflammation
        Hepatocellular apoptosis (councilman bodies)
      3. Chronic hepatitis
        Portal inflammation
    2. Viral hepatitis
    3. Signs and symptoms
    4. Complications
    5. Investigations
      1. Hepatitis B
      2. Hepatitis A
      3. Hepatitis C
    6. Treatment
      1. HBV
        Lamivudine
        Adefovir
        Entecavir
        Pegylated Interferon
      2. HCV
        Ribavirin
        Boceprevir
        Sofosbuvir
        Pegylated Interferon
    7. Prevention
      1. Vaccines
        HBV vaccine
        HAV vaccine
Investigation
Treatment
1. Treat the cause
Yellowish discoloration of the skin and sclera of the eyes of the patient due to high levels of bilirubin in the blood
1. Metabolism of bilirubin
2. Bilirubin is producd by the liver
  1. Histology of the liver
  2. Anatomy of the liver

Jaundice

	Created by Nadeen Adi over 6 years ago