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Ix of Jaundice
Investigations of Jaundice
Question | Answer |
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Raised unconjugated bilirubin in serum | Pre-hepatic |
Raised urobilinogen in urine | Pre-hepatic or intrahepatic |
Raised stercobilinogen in stools | Pre-hepatic |
No conjugated bilirubin in serum | Pre-hepatic |
Raised bilirubin (conjugated) in urine | Intrahepatic or post-hepatic |
Absent or decreased urobilinogen in urine | Post-hepatic |
Absent or decreased stercobilinogen in stools | Post-hepatic |
Normal or decreased stercobilinogen in stools | Intrahepatic |
Normal or raised bilirubin (conjugated) in urine | Intrahepatic |
Normal or raised urobilinogen in urine | Intrahepatic |
Increased AST or ALT | Intrahepatic |
Increased ALP | Post-hepatic |
Pale stools | Post-hepatic or intrahepatic (if bilirubin secretion is severely impaired) |
Dark urine | Post-hepatic or intrahepatic (if conjugated bilirubin is increased) |
Raised bilirubin (conjugated) in serum | Intrahepatic |
AST raised more than ALT | Chronic alcoholism |
Raised GGT | Excessive alcohol consumption |