TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Jaundice A1 - Murtagh, John A1 - Murtagh, Clare PY - 2022 T2 - John Murtagh’s General Practice Companion Handbook, 8th Edition AB - Jaundice is defined as a serum bilirubin level above 19 µmol/LClinical jaundice manifests only when the bilirubin exceeds 50 µmol/LJaundice is difficult to detect visually below 85 µmol/L if lighting is poorThe most common causes recorded in a general practice population are (in order) viral hepatitis, gallstones, carcinoma of pancreas, cirrhosis, pancreatitis and drugsAlways take a full travel, drug and hepatitis contact history in any patient presenting with jaundice SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd CY - Sydney, Australia Y2 - 2024/10/04 UR - murtagh.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1208724438 ER -