Jaundice Syndromes : Mechanism
Gilberts & Criggler-Najjar : Glucoronide Conjugation Defect
(hence jaundice is mainly by unconjugated bile)
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Dubin-Johnson & Rotors : Defective Removal of conjugated bile from hepatic cells
(jaundice mainly by conjugated bile)
Ok - I agree it ain't THAT good a mnemonic ...just trying ;-)
(hence jaundice is mainly by unconjugated bile)
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Dubin-Johnson & Rotors : Defective Removal of conjugated bile from hepatic cells
(jaundice mainly by conjugated bile)
Ok - I agree it ain't THAT good a mnemonic ...just trying ;-)
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 7:27 PM
Comments on "Jaundice Syndromes : Mechanism"
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Anonymous said ... (October 6, 2008 8:18 AM) :
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Anonymous said ... (March 10, 2010 12:35 PM) :
Post Your Comment !Hey.. Its good.. Thanx 4 this mnemonic too
What a great resource!