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Hyperbilirubinemia, Conjugated: Treatment & Medication

Author: Richard A Weisiger, MD, PhD, Director, GI and Liver Faculty Practice, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
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Updated: Feb 16, 2009

Treatment

Consultations

  • In most patients, the cause of conjugated hyperbilirubinemia is apparent, such as those with viral hepatitis or sepsis.
  • When this is not the case or when multiple causes are possible, consultation with a gastroenterologist or hepatologist may be helpful.

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Further Reading

Keywords

conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, hyperbilirubinemia, icterus, jaundice, kernicterus, bilirubin accumulation, bilirubin formation, tetrapyrrole, hemoglobin, unconjugated bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, liver disease, biliary disease

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Richard A Weisiger, MD, PhD, Director, GI and Liver Faculty Practice, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Richard A Weisiger, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and American Society for Clinical Investigation
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