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What is the main reason why jaundice due to hemolysis is usually mild?
What is the main reason why jaundice due to hemolysis is usually mild?
- Patients with liver disease do not experience hemolysis-induced jaundice.
- Newborns have a mature hepatic bilirubin transport mechanism.
- The liver can excrete bilirubin at a much higher rate than normal before unconjugated bilirubin accumulates in the plasma. (correct)
- Hemolysis does not cause a significant increase in bilirubin production.
What is the main cause of hepatocellular jaundice?
What is the main cause of hepatocellular jaundice?
- Obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts.
- Excessive red blood cell destruction leading to high bilirubin levels.
- Inability of the liver to transport bilirubin into the bile due to liver cell damage. (correct)
- Immaturity of the hepatic bilirubin transport mechanism in newborns.
What is the main difference between hemolytic jaundice and hepatocellular jaundice in terms of bilirubin levels?
What is the main difference between hemolytic jaundice and hepatocellular jaundice in terms of bilirubin levels?
- In hemolytic jaundice, only unconjugated bilirubin levels increase, while in hepatocellular jaundice, both unconjugated and conjugated bilirubin levels increase. (correct)
- In hemolytic jaundice, only conjugated bilirubin levels increase, while in hepatocellular jaundice, both unconjugated and conjugated bilirubin levels increase.
- In both hemolytic and hepatocellular jaundice, only conjugated bilirubin levels increase.
- In both hemolytic and hepatocellular jaundice, only unconjugated bilirubin levels increase.
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of hepatocellular jaundice?
Which of the following is NOT a common cause of hepatocellular jaundice?
What is the most common cause of obstructive jaundice?
What is the most common cause of obstructive jaundice?
Which of the following is a condition that can lead to obstructive jaundice?
Which of the following is a condition that can lead to obstructive jaundice?
What is the primary cause of jaundice in Gilbert's syndrome?
What is the primary cause of jaundice in Gilbert's syndrome?
Which type of jaundice is caused by an obstruction in the bile ducts?
Which type of jaundice is caused by an obstruction in the bile ducts?
What is the primary treatment approach for obstructive jaundice?
What is the primary treatment approach for obstructive jaundice?
Which of the following is a hereditary form of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
Which of the following is a hereditary form of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
What is the primary difference between Crigler-Najjar syndrome Type I and Type II?
What is the primary difference between Crigler-Najjar syndrome Type I and Type II?
Which of the following statements about physiological jaundice in newborns is correct?
Which of the following statements about physiological jaundice in newborns is correct?
Which type of anemia is characterized by low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and low mean corpuscular volume (MCV)?
Which type of anemia is characterized by low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and low mean corpuscular volume (MCV)?
Which of the following is a conjugated form of bilirubin?
Which of the following is a conjugated form of bilirubin?
Which syndrome is characterized by a deficiency in the enzyme glucuronyl transferase, leading to unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
Which syndrome is characterized by a deficiency in the enzyme glucuronyl transferase, leading to unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
What is the primary cause of anemia due to blood loss?
What is the primary cause of anemia due to blood loss?
Which condition is associated with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and can be caused by bile duct obstruction?
Which condition is associated with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia and can be caused by bile duct obstruction?
