ALLMedicine™ Jaundice Center

Dec 3rd, 2020 - There is little data on the long-term neurocognitive and educational outcomes among school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in Africa. This study investigates the long-term neurocognitive and educ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Neonates with jaundice are usually managed according to their serum bilirubin despite an unclear overall correlation between bilirubin levels and patient-important outcomes (PIOs) such as kernicterus spectrum disorder (KSD). We examined data from ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 (PFIC-1), an autosomal recessive disorder, is characterized by cholestasis, jaundice, and refractory pruritus. In some patients with PFIC-1, liver cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease develop a...

Dec 1st, 2020 - Kratom is a botanical product used as an opium substitute with abuse potential. Assessment of suspected cases of kratom-induced liver injury in a prospective US cohort. Eleven cases of liver injury attributed to kratom were identified with a recen...

Nov 24th, 2020 - Biliary Clip Migration Causing Obstructive Jaundice in a Gastric Bypass Patient 28 Years After Cholecystectomy.|2020|Sanin G,Fowler B,Bosley M,Powell M,|

May 5th, 2019 - Jaundice is the end result of myriad causes, which makes the role of imaging in this setting particularly challenging. In the United States, the most common causes of all types of jaundice fall into four categories including hepatitis, alcoholic l...

May 5th, 2019 - Biliary obstruction is a serious condition that can occur in the setting of both benign and malignant pathologies. In the setting of acute cholangitis, biliary decompression can be lifesaving; for patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherap...

Feb 15th, 2018 - To review the principles of prenatal diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and to describe the outcomes of the affected pregnancies. Effective management of fetal infection following primary and secondary maternal CMV infection d...

Jan 17th, 2018 - Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) comprises a clinical-histologic spectrum including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis (AH), and cirrhosis with its complications. Most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages and data on the prevalence and profile of ...

Jan 26th, 2017 - Common bile duct stones (CBDS) are estimated to be present in 10-20% of individuals with symptomatic gallstones. They can result in a number of health problems, including pain, jaundice, infection and acute pancreatitis. A variety of imaging modal...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - There is little data on the long-term neurocognitive and educational outcomes among school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in Africa. This study investigates the long-term neurocognitive and educ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Neonates with jaundice are usually managed according to their serum bilirubin despite an unclear overall correlation between bilirubin levels and patient-important outcomes (PIOs) such as kernicterus spectrum disorder (KSD). We examined data from ...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 1 (PFIC-1), an autosomal recessive disorder, is characterized by cholestasis, jaundice, and refractory pruritus. In some patients with PFIC-1, liver cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease develop a...

Dec 1st, 2020 - Kratom is a botanical product used as an opium substitute with abuse potential. Assessment of suspected cases of kratom-induced liver injury in a prospective US cohort. Eleven cases of liver injury attributed to kratom were identified with a recen...

Nov 24th, 2020 - Biliary Clip Migration Causing Obstructive Jaundice in a Gastric Bypass Patient 28 Years After Cholecystectomy.|2020|Sanin G,Fowler B,Bosley M,Powell M,|

Nov 22nd, 2020 - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a drug safety alert with updated advice on liver function testing for patients receiving pirfenidone (Esbriet). The alert follows a recent European safety review that identi...

Aug 18th, 2020 - As I listened to our fellow present the case of a 5-month-old infant referred for evaluation of persistent jaundice, painful memories of several similar cases flashed by, causing me to ask, "Is this another late diagnosis of biliary atresia?" This...

Aug 18th, 2020 - As I listened to our fellow present the case of a 5-month-old infant referred for evaluation of persistent jaundice, painful memories of several similar cases flashed by, causing me to ask, "Is this another late diagnosis of biliary atresia?" This...

May 11th, 2020 - Pulse oximetry can accurately assess the presence of hypoxemia and, therefore, the severity of acute heart failure presentations. Modest reductions in oxygen saturation may be seen in patients with mild to moderate acute heart failure, whereas tho...

Apr 5th, 2020 - This case is an example of a patient with breast cancer who first presented after metastasis. De novo metastatic breast cancer accounts for as many as 5% of all new breast cancer diagnoses.[1] In addition, as many as 30% of patients with early-sta...