Digestion-And-Absorption Question 717
Question: Jaundice is yellowing of the skin due to accumulation of bilirubin and/or other products of haemoglobin breakdown. Bilirubin is formed in the blood but is further transformed by the liver and excreted in the bile. Which of the following is a cause of jaundice?
Options:
A) Excessive fragility of RBC
B) Hepatitis and gall stones
C) Cancer of pancreas
D) All of the above
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] Both gall stones and enlargement of pancreas can produce jaundice by blocking the entry of bile into the duodenum.
Hepatitis decreases the liver’s ability to excrete bilirubin.
Excessive fragile RBC may release so much haemoglobin in the blood that bilirubin is formed in very high concentration, producing jaundice.
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