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CRACKCast E028 - Jaundice
This episode covers Chapter 28 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.
Episode overview:
1) Describe heme metabolism
2) List common pre-hepatic/hepatic/post-hepatic causes of jaundice
Wisecracks:
1) What are clinical signs of liver disease?
2) What laboratory tests can be useful in a jaundiced patient?
3) List the triad of acute hepatic failure
4) List and describe 6 critical causes of jaundice
5) What are 3 causes of jaundice in pregnancy?