Jaundice history & symptoms
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
History & Symptoms
Jaundice typically appears in a 'top to bottom' progression (starting with the face, progressing toward the feet), and resolves in a 'bottom to top' manner. It was once believed persons suffering from the medical condition jaundice saw everything as yellow, but this is not true. By extension, the jaundiced eye came to mean a prejudiced view, usually rather negative or critical. Alexander Pope, in 'An Essay on Criticism' (1711), wrote: "All seems infected that the infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye." [1]
The caregiver should ask questions regarding
- Alcohol/hepatotoxic medication use
Various Symptoms
- Alcohol Hepatitis
- Aspartate aminotransferase:alanine aminotransferase ratio > 2 (AST:ALT)
- Fever
- Leukocytosis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Anorexia
- Dark urine
- Fatigue
- Hepatomegaly
- Light-colored (acholic) loss stools
- Nausea
- Pruritis
- Right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain
- Nausea and Vomiting
References
- ↑ From "The Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, New York, 1985).