Jaundice |Types |Cause| Diagnosis| prevention

Jaunice | Types | Diagnosis | Prevention| Human physiology|Biology | Pre-hepatic or hemolytic Jaundice |Hepatic or hepatocellular Jaundice | Post hepatic or obstructive Jaundice | Unconjugated or indirect bilirubin|Conjugated or direct bilirubin |delta bilirubin
This is very informative and helpful for Medical U.G. and PG students, M.Sc. Physiology students and students preparing for examinations like NEET and others.

Jaundice is a yellow discoloration of skin and mucosa due to excessive accumulation of bilirubin.
Normal bilirubin level is 0.8 to 1.2 mg/dl.
Hyperbilirubinemia when levels are more than 2mg/dl.
Jaundice appears when the bilirubin level is more than 2.5 mg/dl.
Types of Jaundice
1. Pre-hepatic or hemolytic Jaundice
2. Hepatic or hepatocellular Jaundice
3. Post hepatic or obstructive Jaundice
Types of bilirubin
1.Unconjugated bilirubin 0.9 mg/dl
2.Conjugated bilirubin 0.3 mg / dl
3.delta bilirubin little amount.
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