Nice to meet you。I’m Jung Ji-joon, a specialist in medicine. Are you worried that your face and eyes will turn yellow?
The tangerine season has come.In winter, there are people who sometimes eat a lot of tangerines and come to the hospital because their faces turn yellow. That is carotemia.I’ll deal with carotemia next time, and if the white eyes turn yellow following the face, you can suspect adult jaundice.I will tell you the normal number, cause, and symptoms today, so please read them to the end. jaundice of saint
It is a condition in which the face, skin, and white eyes turn yellow.Bilirubin, a step pigment secreted by the liver, enters the blood and is produced.Bilirubin is formed when hemoglobin is broken down as part of the normal recirculation process of old or damaged red blood cells.This is carried along the bloodstream to the liver and excreted as a tread.Most bilirubin is removed from the stool and a small amount from the urine.If bilirubin does not move quickly through the liver or bile duct, it accumulates in the blood and deposits on the skin, resulting in adult jaundice. normal number
The normal jaundice level (bilirubin) in adults ranges from 0.1 to 1.2 mg/dL. cause of adult jaundiceThere are many causes, but the main causes are damage to liver function and obstruction of bile flow.The following diseases are considered to be the causes.Alcohol-related liver diseases such as hepatitis fatty liver and cirrhosis, gallstones (cholecystic stones), or toxic reactions to bile duct obstruction drugs or herbs caused by tumors, often cause problems with hepatic cells such as chronic pancreatitis.Therefore, if adult jaundice occurs, you should visit a medical institution as soon as possible. symptoms of adult jaundiceThe first symptom that appears is that the color of urine gets darker.Because bilirubin overflowing in the blood is excreted in the urine, the urine turns dark brown.The color of the stool may fade.It’s because the passageway through which the tread is discharged is blocked and excretion is not successful, and bile does not mix in the stool.Sometimes, white paint or something like okara comes out mixed in the stool.Sometimes it is accompanied by skin itching.The itchiness will only get better if the symptoms of adult jaundice improve.It can be diagnosed by examination and blood test.If the following symptoms are accompanied, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.As a way to prevent vomiting fever bruises or intra-skin hemorrhage (spots and purple rash) mixed with abnormal blood stool or dark brown tar stool such as severe abdominal pain, tenderness, sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety and impatience, you can keep your liver healthy.Also, if symptoms appear, it is recommended to visit a medical institution immediately and treat them with the help of medical staff.Today, I talked about what adult jaundice is, the normal value, the cause of occurrence, and the symptoms.I will come back with useful information.The first symptom that appears is that the color of urine gets darker.Because bilirubin overflowing in the blood is excreted in the urine, the urine turns dark brown.The color of the stool may fade.It’s because the passageway through which the tread is discharged is blocked and excretion is not successful, and bile does not mix in the stool.Sometimes, white paint or something like okara comes out mixed in the stool.Sometimes it is accompanied by skin itching.The itchiness will only get better if the symptoms of adult jaundice improve.It can be diagnosed by examination and blood test.If the following symptoms are accompanied, you should see a doctor as soon as possible.As a way to prevent vomiting fever bruises or intra-skin hemorrhage (spots and purple rash) mixed with abnormal blood stool or dark brown tar stool such as severe abdominal pain, tenderness, sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety and impatience, you can keep your liver healthy.Also, if symptoms appear, it is recommended to visit a medical institution immediately and treat them with the help of medical staff.Today, I talked about what adult jaundice is, the normal value, the cause of occurrence, and the symptoms.I will come back with useful information.Previous Image Next ImagePrevious Image Next ImagePrevious Image Next Image