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What is the significance of examining the sclerae for detecting slight increases in serum bilirubin level?
What is the significance of examining the sclerae for detecting slight increases in serum bilirubin level?
- Sclerae have a low elastin content, making them particularly sensitive to bilirubin deposition
- Sclerae have a low collagen content, making them particularly sensitive to bilirubin deposition
- Sclerae have a high collagen content, making them particularly sensitive to bilirubin deposition
- Sclerae have a high elastin content, making them particularly sensitive to bilirubin deposition (correct)
What serum bilirubin level does the presence of scleral icterus indicate?
What serum bilirubin level does the presence of scleral icterus indicate?
- At least 80 µmol/L (4.7 mg/dL)
- At least 20 µmol/L (1.2 mg/dL)
- At least 51 µmol/L (3 mg/dL) (correct)
- At least 100 µmol/L (5.9 mg/dL)
What can make it more difficult to detect scleral icterus during physical examination?
What can make it more difficult to detect scleral icterus during physical examination?
- Fluorescent lighting in the examining room (correct)
- Ultraviolet lighting in the examining room
- Incandescent lighting in the examining room
- Natural sunlight in the examining room
What causes green coloration of the skin in longstanding cases of jaundice?
What causes green coloration of the skin in longstanding cases of jaundice?
What is the differential diagnosis for yellowing of the skin, as mentioned in the text?
What is the differential diagnosis for yellowing of the skin, as mentioned in the text?
Which statement best describes neoplasia?
Which statement best describes neoplasia?
What is a distinguishing feature of benign tumors?
What is a distinguishing feature of benign tumors?
What differentiates malignant tumors from benign tumors?
What differentiates malignant tumors from benign tumors?
What characterizes a benign tumor in terms of resemblance to normal cells?
What characterizes a benign tumor in terms of resemblance to normal cells?
What is a distinguishing feature of malignant tumors?
What is a distinguishing feature of malignant tumors?
Which characteristic is common to all neoplasms?
Which characteristic is common to all neoplasms?
What distinguishes benign tumors from malignant tumors in terms of growth rate?
What distinguishes benign tumors from malignant tumors in terms of growth rate?
What is a distinguishing feature of benign tumors in relation to invasion?
What is a distinguishing feature of benign tumors in relation to invasion?
What is a characteristic of malignant tumors in terms of resemblance to normal cells?
What is a characteristic of malignant tumors in terms of resemblance to normal cells?
What is a distinguishing feature of neoplasia in relation to clonality?
What is a distinguishing feature of neoplasia in relation to clonality?
