Sandbox:Jaundice

Differential diagnosis

Abbreviations: RUQ= Right upper quadrant of the abdomen, LUQ= Left upper quadrant, LLQ= Left lower quadrant, RLQ= Right lower quadrant, LFT= Liver function test, SIRS= Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, ERCP= Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, IV= Intravenous, N= Normal, AMA= Anti mitochondrial antibodies, LDH= Lactate dehydrogenase, GI= Gastrointestinal, CXR= Chest X ray, IgA= Immunoglobulin A, IgG= Immunoglobulin G, IgM= Immunoglobulin M, CT= Computed tomography, PMN= Polymorphonuclear cells, ESR= Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP= C-reactive protein

Classification of jaundice based on etiology Disease Clinical manifestations Diagnosis Comments Symptoms Signs Fever Rigors and chills Abdominal Pain Lab Findings Imaging Hyperbilirubinema Inflammatory causes Pancreato-biliary disorders Acute suppurative cholangitis Acute cholangitis Acute cholecystitis Acute pancreatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Cholelithiasis Gastric causes Peptic ulcer disease Gastritis Gastroesophageal reflux disease Gastric outlet obstruction Gastrointestinal perforation Intestinal causes Acute appendicitis Acute diverticulitis Inflammatory bowel disease Irritable bowel syndrome Whipple's disease Toxic megacolon Tropical sprue Celiac disease Hepatic causes Peritoneal causes Hollow Viscous Obstruction Small intestine obstruction Volvulus Biliary colic Renal colic Vascular Disorders Ischemic causes Mesenteric ischemia Acute ischemic colitis Hemorrhagic causes Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal hemorrhage Gynaecological Causes Tubal causes Torsion of the cyst Acute salpingitis Cyst rupture Pregnancy Ruptured ectopic pregnancy Non-hyperbilirubinemia causes of jaundice (false jaundice) Rifampin use Pleural empyema Beta caroten Myocardial Infarction