Bilirubin (BR) (from the Latin for "red bile") is a red-orange compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates... 51 KB (5,322 words) - 11:53, 12 April 2024 |
Jaundice (redirect from Elevated bilirubin) yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels. Jaundice in adults is typically a sign indicating the presence... 48 KB (5,113 words) - 21:11, 6 May 2024 |
Bilirubin di-glucuronide is a conjugated form of bilirubin formed in bilirubin metabolism. The hydrophilic character of bilirubin diglucuronide enables... 4 KB (135 words) - 21:03, 29 April 2023 |
Liver function tests (section Total bilirubin) time (PT/INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), albumin, bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others. The liver transaminases aspartate transaminase... 24 KB (2,897 words) - 16:00, 15 January 2024 |
Kernicterus (redirect from Chronic bilirubin encephalopathy) Kernicterus is a bilirubin-induced brain dysfunction. The term was coined in 1904 by Christian Georg Schmorl. Bilirubin is a naturally occurring substance... 10 KB (1,068 words) - 06:07, 20 April 2024 |
Hemolytic jaundice (section Bilirubin overproduction) the metabolism of bilirubin, where overproduction of bilirubin due to hemolysis exceeds the liver's ability to conjugate bilirubin to glucuronic acid... 28 KB (3,015 words) - 15:33, 6 September 2023 |
of the white part of the eyes and skin in a newborn baby due to high bilirubin levels. Other symptoms may include excess sleepiness or poor feeding.... 31 KB (3,247 words) - 04:00, 12 May 2024 |
Urine test strip (section Bilirubin test) testing for the presence of proteins, glucose, ketones, haemoglobin, bilirubin, urobilinogen, acetone, nitrite and leucocytes as well as testing of pH... 54 KB (6,376 words) - 02:56, 10 March 2024 |
a bilirubin oxidase, BOD or BOx, (EC 1.3.3.5) is an enzyme encoded by a gene in various organisms that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2 bilirubin + O2... 4 KB (443 words) - 17:51, 7 March 2024 |
UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1 (redirect from Bilirubin uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase) transforms small lipophilic (fat-soluble) molecules, such as steroids, bilirubin, hormones, and drugs, into water-soluble, excretable metabolites. The... 14 KB (1,653 words) - 01:10, 14 November 2023 |
condition describing an elevation of blood bilirubin level due to the inability to properly metabolise or excrete bilirubin, a product of erythrocytes breakdown... 34 KB (3,363 words) - 20:03, 4 January 2024 |
} bilirubin + bilirubin-bisglucuronoside Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, bilirubin-glucuronoside, and two products, bilirubin and bilirubin-bisglucuronoside... 2 KB (123 words) - 18:01, 23 January 2024 |
Biliverdin reductase (redirect from Bilirubin:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase) the liver and spleen. BVR facilitates the conversion of biliverdin to bilirubin via the reduction of a double bond between the second and third pyrrole... 12 KB (1,269 words) - 03:59, 19 March 2024 |
chemical reaction used to measure bilirubin levels in blood. More specifically, it determines the amount of conjugated bilirubin in the blood. The reaction produces... 2 KB (241 words) - 00:35, 5 February 2024 |
Urinalysis (section Bilirubin) unconjugated bilirubin into the bloodstream, which is converted to water-soluble conjugated bilirubin by the liver. Conjugated bilirubin is normally stored... 67 KB (8,093 words) - 02:23, 28 March 2024 |
0.2% bilirubin, 0.51% fats (cholesterol, fatty acids, and lecithin), and 200 meq/L inorganic salts. The two main pigments of bile are bilirubin, which... 19 KB (2,234 words) - 05:29, 4 April 2024 |
Enterohepatic circulation (section Bilirubin) Enterohepatic circulation is the circulation of biliary acids, bilirubin, drugs or other substances from the liver to the bile, followed by entry into... 6 KB (769 words) - 03:07, 25 December 2023 |
namely, excessive bilirubin synthesis, liver bilirubin uptake malfunction, and bilirubin conjugation compromise. As to excessive bilirubin synthesis, both... 7 KB (679 words) - 08:46, 31 March 2024 |
ceftriaxone. It can compete with bilirubin and displace it from binding to albumin, increasing the risk of bilirubin encephalopathy. According to the... 34 KB (3,166 words) - 03:10, 4 May 2024 |
In medicine, bilirubinuria is an abnormality in which conjugated bilirubin is detected in the urine. The term "biliuria" is very similar, but more general... 3 KB (199 words) - 11:31, 2 March 2024 |
abnormal darkness of the urine, mainly due to a high level of conjugated bilirubin. Choluria is a common symptom of liver diseases, such as hepatitis and... 2 KB (150 words) - 04:46, 30 October 2023 |
condensation of diazotized sulfanilic acid with bilirubin in the van den Bergh reaction. The quantity of bilirubin in patients with jaundice can be determined... 3 KB (295 words) - 23:50, 4 February 2024 |
Neonatal cholestasis (section Formation of bilirubin) as >20% of total serum bilirubin or conjugated bilirubin concentration greater than 1.0 mg/dL regardless of total serum bilirubin concentration. The differential... 12 KB (1,364 words) - 15:05, 27 October 2023 |