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Jaundice

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Describe the differential diagnosis of a patient with jaundice.
Discuss, prehepatic, intrahepatic (both non-obstructive) and posthepatic (obstructive) etiologies (for jaundice).
Discuss importance of the patient's history: estimated duration of illness, associated symptoms (pain and its characteristics), and risk factors.
Discuss important physical exam findings: hepatomegaly; palpable mass; Courvoisier's sign; Murphy's sign; scleral icterus; abdominal tenderness; lymphadenopathy; Charcot's triad; Reynold's pentad.
Explain the rationale for using these diagnostic tests in the evaluation of a patient with jaundice: Liver function tests, including hepatitis profile, peripheral blood smear, Coombs tests, etc. Hepatobiliary imaging procedures (ultrasound, CT scan, ERCP, PTHC, HIDA).

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