2006-09-03 03:51:57 · 5 answers · asked by itsd2b 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
In tissue between them if the level of bilirubin is more than 2mg percent in the blood .
2006-09-03 04:16:27 · answer #1 · answered by Fouad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"jaundice" - the term for the yellowing of the tissues when there is excess bilirubin in the blood, shows up as yellow sclerae (the "white" part of the eyeball), as well as other tissues - like the conjunctiva - but it is not as obvious in the redder tissues of the body. When bilirubin levels are sufficiently high, you can indeed see the yellowing in mucous membranes like the conjunctiva that are normally a pinkish red. One of the "poor man's " blood tests for jaundice is a correlation between the level of bilirubin and what tissues look yellowed - when the bilirubin is 2, the sclerae are yellowish, when it is 4 to 5, you can see yellowing of the palm creases, and when it is above 6, the tissues under the tongue show yellowing.
2006-09-03 11:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by drwag1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sclera as well as skin and also excreted in urine causing bright yellow urine. A urine sample with bilirubin will have yellow foam if shaken to create foam. I've also seen a ventilator dependent patient in ICU for months with pancreatitis and serum bilirubin of 20 grow out orange hair - she had orange roots!
2006-09-03 11:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its in the sclera.. if im right, the sclera is the covering of the white part of the eye, and the conjunctiva is the tissue beneath the upper and lower lids.. in jaundice we see the eyes as yellow.. so i think its in the sclera..
2006-09-03 11:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by regina c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-03 10:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by Grendle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋