Hyperbilirubinemia, Conjugated: Treatment & Medication

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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
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