8/4/2019 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM Obstructive Jaundice

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SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

PREDISPOSING FACTORSabdominal injurygallstones

surgical procedures inabdomen

PRECIPITATING FACTORSpancreatic head tumorinappropriate use of OTC

Tumor increases

external compression of the bile

flow of bile to the intestine is

bile is packed up into

the liver substance

bile is reabsorbed and

accumulates into the

bilirubin is carried

throughout the entire

subsequent depositionof bile salts in the

skin, mucus

OBSTRUCTIVE

increasedbilirubin is

excreted through

the urine and

dark-colored

urine

yellowish skin,

mucus

membrane

and sclera

no bile enters the

intestines

impaired digestion of

fat and releasing ofvitamins from within it

deficiency of certain

vitamins

pruritus

abdominal

pain