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Jaundice
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Linked signs and symptoms
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Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Alternative medicine
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
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Biological and test markers
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Often increased
7- Acid PhosphataseReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y), Male: 8.7–12.5 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 2.2–10.4 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Acid Phosphatase Concentration
- Antithrombin 111 (AT-111)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 90–110 %Linked diagnostic tests1Antithrombin 111 (AT-111) Activity Test
- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Bilirubin (Unconjugated Fraction)Reference range exampleBirth - 2wks: 0–10 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y): 0.2–0.75 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests2Bilirubin Concentration (Neonates, Neonatal Bilirubin)
- Cholesterol (Total)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 75–180 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y): 0–190 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Cholesterol Concentration
- Prothrombin TimeReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10–13 secondsLinked diagnostic tests1Prothrombin Time (PT)
- Urine bilirubinReference range exampleAll: 0–0.02 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Urine bilirubin Concentration
Often decreased
1Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Jaundice
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Milk Thistle [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: weakly in favor (Early reports support claims that Milk Thistle helps treat jaundice. However, more research is needed, as current studies have yielded mixed results)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/milk-thistle
3. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/milkthistle/ataglance.htm
4. Kroll DJ, Shaw HS, Oberlies NH.(2007). Milk thistle nomenclature: why it matters in cancer research and pharmacokinetic studies. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 6: 110-119.
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16279916
6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/145063