Jaundice is not disease but rather a sign that can be occur in many different disease. Jaundice is yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae that is cause by high levels in the blood of the chemical billirubin

1. JAUNDICE ………
BY
VISHAL
PRAJAPATI

2. Jaundice
 What is jaundice
 Cause
 Type
 Symptoms
 Diagnosis
 Treatment
 Complications
 Prevention

3. What is jaundice
Jaundice is not a disease
but rather a sign that can be
occur in many different
disease. Jaundice is yellowish
staining of the skin and
sclerae (The whites of the eye
S) that is cause by high levels
in the blood of the chemical

4. The color of the skin
and sclerae vary
depending of the level of
billirubin. When the
billirubin level is mildly
elevated, they are
yellowish. When the
billirubin level is high
they tend to be brown.

6. Causes of jaundice
 Acute inflammation of the
liver
 Inflammation of the bile
duct
 Obstruction of the bile duct
 Hemolytic anemia :
increase production of
billirubin

8. Type of jaundice
There are three main types of jaundice
1. Hepatocellular Jaundice – Occure as
a result of liver disease or injury.
2. Hemolytic jaundice – Occure as a
result of hemolysis ( an accelerated
breakdown of red blood cells) leading
to an increase in production of
billirubin.

9. 3. Obstructive jaundice – Occure as
a result of an obstructive in bile duct (
a system of tubes that carries bile
from the gallbladder and small
intestine) which prevents billirubin
from leaving the liver jaundice, not to
be Confused with infant jaundice is
usually a sign of an underlying
disorder.

10. Sign and symptoms
 Yellow of skin and mucous membrane
 The white of the eyes
 Dark colored of urine
 light colored stool
 itching of the skin
 Nausea and vomiting
 Loss of appetite
 fever

11. Diagnosis
The health care provide will perform a physical
exam. This may reveal liver swelling
 A billirubin blood test will be done. Other tests
vary, but may include .
 Abdominal CT scan.
 Complete blood count to check for low blood
count or anemia

12.  Abdominal altrasound
 liver biopsy
Cholesterol level
 Prothrombin time
 Liver function Test to determine
how well the liver working

13. Treatment
 Treatment of jaundice typically
require a diagnosis of the specific
cause in order to select suitable
treatment options
 Anemia include jaundice may be
treated by increasing the amount of
iron in blood

14.  Hepatitis include jaundice may be
treated with anti- viral or steroid
medication
Obstructive include jaundice may be
treated via surgery to remove the
obstructive

15. Complications
 Cerebral edema
 Renal failure
 Hypoglycemia
 infection and sepsis
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
 Coagulopathy
Fetal death

17. Prevention
 Promote and support breast feeding
 Provide parents with written and
verbal inform
 Provide appropriate follow up
 Perform a thought risk assessment
for intant

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