unconjugated jaundice

pathology
Also known as: hemolytic jaundice

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  • hookworm
    In digestive system disease: Jaundice

    The first type, unconjugated, or hemolytic, jaundice, appears when the amount of bilirubin produced from hemoglobin by the destruction of red blood cells or muscle tissue (myoglobin) exceeds the normal capacity of the liver to transport it or when the ability of the liver to conjugate normal amounts…

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  • jaundice
    In jaundice

    The first type, unconjugated, or hemolytic, jaundice, appears when the amount of bilirubin produced from hemoglobin by the destruction of red blood cells or muscle tissue exceeds the normal capacity of the liver to transport it or when the ability of the liver to conjugate normal amounts of…

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