Neonatal Jaundice
Across
- 3. number of sites available for binding is called___________
- 4. the second stage of bilirubin metabolism, take place in the circulation
- 7. present in first 24 hours or is prolonged >14 days
- 8. endoplasmic recticulum, site in liver where conjugation takes place
- 9. group incompatibility, most common cause of pathological jaundice
- 12. the final stage of bilirubin metabolism
- 15. responsible for the converting conjugated bilirubin into urobilinogen
- 18. shunting, reabsorption of cleaved conjugated bilirubin and urobilinogen back into the circulation
- 19. responsible for cleaving cojugated biirubin and urobilinogen in the small bowel
- 20. needed to carry unconjugated bilirubin safely through the circulation to the liver
- 22. released by mast cells when an infant is receiving phototherapy and can cause a rash
- 23. Y, main hepatocye carried
Down
- 1. a cause for pathological jaundice at the conjugation stage
- 2. another name for bilirubin encephalopathy
- 3. the stage that makes unconjugated bilirubin water soluble
- 5. first stage of bilirubin metabolism which takes place in the rectiuloendothelial system
- 6. jaundice that is considered normal
- 10. associated with early or late/prolonged jaundice, common cause for admission from home
- 11. baby syndrome, seen in infants with conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia treated with photherapy
- 13. bilirubin, by-product of haem
- 14. and example of an enclosed haemorrhage that can result in pathological jaundice
- 16. a potential side effect of wearing phothearpy eye masks
- 17. tightness with which bilirubin is bound
- 21. disphosphateglucuronosyl transferase, enzyme responsible for conjugation