Question 1

what are the symptoms of jaundice?

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Yellow skin: After the newborn period, jaundice (a yellow tint to the skin and eyes) may indicate a problem with the liver or red blood cells.  Jaundice in newborns is very common but may still need to be monitored.  Most newborns have a blood test done at 24 hours old to assess their risk of jaundice.  If you think your baby looks a little more yellow lately, check with your pediatrician.

Question 2

what are causes and symptoms of jaundice?

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Yellow eyes: Jaundice is recognised by yellow eyes, pale stool and dsrk urine. Other symptoms may be related to the cause of jaundice.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of jaundice & diabetes?

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Various: Dm and jaundice are not necessarily related unless due to a lesion in the head of the pancreas that is causing obstruction.  Jaundice is yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin if more severe and diabetes sx included, increased thirst, urination, blurred vision, stomach pain, numbness/tingling, burning of the feet and hands if bad enough.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of jaundice in an infant?

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They look yellow: Jaundiced babies take on a yellowish skin tone that can be evident in the white of their eyes.They will also have some looser stools & may not feed well.

Question 5

jaundice is one of the symptoms of galactosaemia but what happens in galactosaemia that actually causes it?

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Galactose liver toxi: Because in galactosemia there is bodys ability to metabolise galactose due to deficiency of liver enzymes needed for that.It causes accumulation of galactose in the body and it damages the liver and that is the cause of jaundice.If not corrected by lactose(breaks down in body into galactose&glucose) free diet.Lactose is the sugar in human and cows milk.So these babies are given soybean milk etc.

Question 6

a single episode of choledocholithiasis that has already been treated within 2 weeks of it's symptom of jaundice, considered to be an acute condition or a chronic condition?

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: If first time it is acute if more that one episode likely chronic. Were stone removed or did they pass on their own.

Question 7

why is it that jaundice is a symptom of gallstones?

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Liver Blockage: On occasion, gallstones may exit the gallbladder and get stuck in the tube that connects the liver to the intestinal tract, called the bile duct.  Obstruction of the bile duct may impair liver function, leading to jaundice and abnormal elevation of the liver enzymes.  Stones in the bile duct can be much more serious than gallbladder stones and should be addressed urgently.

Question 8

is jaundice a common symptom of hepatitis b?

Accepted Answer

No: Jaundice can occur in acute hepatitis b or chronic hepatitis b infection but it is rare.  Hepatitis b more commonly is a silent infection until complications occur.  Talk to your doctor about screening.

Question 9

how long do jaundice symptoms generally last with hep b?

Accepted Answer

Variable: The length of jaundice in hepatitis B cases varies from case to case. Cases can be mild or severe and the degree of liver inflammation determines the severity and length of jaundice from days to weeks. Staining of the skin from jaundice can last longer than the actual liver inflammation.

Question 10

why dose the jaundice consider to be a symptom for cretinism  .. if you may describe in details?

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Cretinism: Cretinism is congenital hypothyroidism is associated with decreased muscle tone, enlarged tongue, mental retardation, jaundice and deaf mutism.  The jaundice is likely due to a deficiency of the enE in the liver that converts bilirubin to a form that can be easily excreted.  Newborns have mild deficiency in this hormone and on babies with cretinism the deficiency is worse and leads to jaundice.

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