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Alagille Syndrome; Arteriohepatic Dysplasia; Bile ducts paucity, syndromic form; Jaundice; Liver; Liver Diseases; Liver Diseases (General) |
Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective: "icteric"), is a yellowing of the skin, sclera (the white of the eyes) and mucous membranes caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the human body (or the body of another red blooded animal). Usually the concentration of bilirubin in the blood must exceed 2–3 mg/dL for the coloration to be easily visible. Jaundice comes from the French word jaune, meaning yellow. Causes of jaundice When red blood cells die, the heme in their h ...
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Resources
- 50 Ways to Love Your Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Acute Liver Failure in the United States (American College of Physicians)
- Add Hepatitis B Vaccination to Your Back to School List (National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Adult Liver Disease Is Associated with a History of Abuse and Neglect in Childhood, Drug Use and Risky Sexual Behavior (American Medical Association)
- Alagille Syndrome (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Alagille syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- Albumin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Alcohol Alert #42. Alcohol and the Liver (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- American Liver Foundation
- Bilirubin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Blood Tests: Why Your Child Needs All Those Sticks (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury (American Liver Foundation)
- Children's Liver Association for Support Services
- Choledochal Cysts (Children's Hospital Boston)
- Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Jaundice (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Liver Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Cystic Disease of the Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Diet and Your Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Directory of Digestive Disease Organizations for Patients (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- El aparato digestivo y su funcionamiento (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Enlarged Liver (Hepatomegaly) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- FAQs about Kernicterus (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
- FASTATS: Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis (National Center for Health Statistics)
- FDA Approves Drug to Treat Rare Pediatric Liver Disease (Food and Drug Administration)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Hepatitis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Galactosemia (American Liver Foundation)
- Genetics Home Reference: Galactosemia (Genetics Home Reference)
- GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Gilbert's Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in the United States (American Liver Foundation)
- Hepatitis C (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hepatitis C: An Emerging Threat to Public Health (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Liver or Kidney Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease (Society of Interventional Radiology)
- Jaundice (HealthWorld)
- Jaundice (HealthWorld)
- Jaundice in Healthy Newborns (Nemours Foundation)
- Kava Linked to Liver Damage (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May Be Associated with Severe Liver Injury (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
- Liver (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver Biopsy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver Biopsy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver Disease and Alcohol (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Liver Disease and Diabetes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Liver Disease in Persons with Asymptomatic Hepatitis C Virus Infection (American College of Physicians)
- Liver Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Liver Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Liver Diseases And Disorders (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Liver Panel (Lab Tests Online)
- Liver Terms and Definitions (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Liver Transplantation (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Liver-Spleen Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Liver: A Primer (American Liver Foundation)
- Liver: Anatomy and Functions (University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
- Lo que necesito saber sobre la Hepatitis A (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
- Lo que necesito saber sobre la Hepatitis B (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
- Lo que necesito saber sobre la Hepatitis C (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS)
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- New AHRQ Report Says More Research Is Needed to Help Clinicians Better Manage Jaundice in Newborns (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Oral Administration of an Antibiotic (Norfloxacin) May Help Treat the Cardiac and Circulatory Complications of Liver Failure (American College of Physicians)
- Over-the-Counter Cold Medications (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Pediatric Liver and Transplant Questions (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Pregnancy and the Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Shunt Surgical Procedures (American Liver Foundation)
- TIBC (Total Iron-Binding Capacity) & Transferrin (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Type I Glycogen Storage Disease (American Liver Foundation)
- Tyrosinemia (American Liver Foundation)
- Ultrasound-Abdomen (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- What Are the Diseases That Affect the Liver? (American Liver Foundation)
- What Are the Myths Vs. Facts about Alcohol and the Liver? (American Liver Foundation)
- What I Need to Know about Hepatitis A [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Hepatitis B [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What I Need to Know about Hepatitis C [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What is NAFLD/NASH? (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) (American Liver Foundation)
- Wilson's Disease (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Your Digestive System and How It Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Zellweger Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Zellweger Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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