JAUNDICE

JAUNDICE AND ITS TREATMENT

Notes and PPT for all paramedical students.

1. By –Saranjit Singha
Assistant Prof
JBIT College of Pharmacy

2. INTRODUCTION
•Jaundiceisaconditioninwhichtheskin,whitesof
theeyesandmucousmembranesturn
yellowbecauseofahighlevelofbilirubin,ayellow-
orangebilepigment.Jaundicehasmanycauses,
includinghepatitis,gallstonesandtumors.Bileis
fluidsecretedbytheliver.Bilirubinisformedfrom
thebreakdownofredbloodcells

4. CAUSES OF JAUNDINCE

12. SIGN AND SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE

13. If jaundice isn't caused by an infection, you may have symptoms
such as weight loss or itchy skin (pruritus). If the jaundice is caused
by pancreatic or biliary tract cancers, the most common symptom is
abdominal pain. Sometimes, you may have jaundice occurring with
liver disease if you have:
•Chronic hepatitis or inflammation of the liver.
•Pyoderma gangrenosum (a type of skin disease).
•Acute hepatitis A B or C
•Polyarthralgias (inflammation of the joints)