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'''Cholemia''' is a condition caused by the presence of excess [[bile]] in the blood. Its symptoms can include [[somnolence]] (drowsiness) and, in extreme cases, [[coma]]. It is often a sign of [[liver disease]].<ref>{{cite book |first=George S. |last=Weger |title=The Genesis and Control of Disease |year=1996 |publisher=[[Kessinger Publishing Company]] |isbn=978-1-56459-979-7 |page=525 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CDyqy80Vr4QC&pg=PA525}}</ref>
'''Cholemia''' is a condition caused by the presence of excess [[bile]] in the blood. Its symptoms can include [[somnolence]] (drowsiness) and, in extreme cases, [[coma]]. It is often a sign of [[liver disease]].<ref>{{cite book |first=George S. |last=Weger |title=The Genesis and Control of Disease |year=1996 |publisher=[[Kessinger Publishing Company]] |isbn=978-1-56459-979-7 |page=525 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CDyqy80Vr4QC&pg=PA525}}</ref>
==Cause==
==Cause==
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
It is caused by diseases of the liver. A blood test can confirm the diagnosis as it shows a higher level of bilirubin but it is necessary to rule out liver diseases if the diagnosis is in doubt.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gromashevskaia |first1=L. L. |last2=Kasatkina |first2=M. G. |year=1979 |script-title=uk:мы исследовали изоферменты щелочной фосфатазы в сыворотке крови |trans_title=Isoenzymes of blood serum alkaline phosphatase under experimental cholemia |language=Ukrainian |journal=Ukrainskii biokhimicheskii zhurnal |volume=51 |issue=5 |pages=459–62 |pmid=516178}}</ref>
It is caused by diseases of the liver. A blood test can confirm the diagnosis as it shows a higher level of bilirubin but it is necessary to rule out liver diseases if the diagnosis is in doubt.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gromashevskaia |first1=L. L. |last2=Kasatkina |first2=M. G. |year=1979 |script-title=uk:мы исследовали изоферменты щелочной фосфатазы в сыворотке крови |trans_title=Isoenzymes of blood serum alkaline phosphatase under experimental cholemia |language=Ukrainian |journal=Ukrainskii biokhimicheskii zhurnal |volume=51 |issue=5 |pages=459–62 |pmid=516178}}</ref>
==Treatment==
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==References==
==References==

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Cholemia
Other namesHyperbilirubinemia type 1

Cholemia is a condition caused by the presence of excess bile in the blood. Its symptoms can include somnolence (drowsiness) and, in extreme cases, coma. It is often a sign of liver disease.[1]

Cause

Diagnosis

It is caused by diseases of the liver. A blood test can confirm the diagnosis as it shows a higher level of bilirubin but it is necessary to rule out liver diseases if the diagnosis is in doubt.[2]

Treatment

References

  1. ^ Weger, George S. (1996). The Genesis and Control of Disease. Kessinger Publishing Company. p. 525. ISBN 978-1-56459-979-7.
  2. ^ Gromashevskaia, L. L.; Kasatkina, M. G. (1979). мы исследовали изоферменты щелочной фосфатазы в сыворотке крови. Ukrainskii biokhimicheskii zhurnal (in Ukrainian). 51 (5): 459–62. PMID 516178. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Further reading

  • Green, J; Beyar, R; Sideman, S; Mordechovitz, D; Better, O. S. (1986). "The 'jaundiced heart': A possible explanation for postoperative shock in obstructive jaundice". Surgery. 100 (1): 14–20. PMID 3726756.
  • Green, Jacob; Beyar, Rafael; Bomzon, Lionel; Finberg, John P.M.; Better, Ori S. (1984). "Jaundice, the Circulation and the Kidney". Nephron. 37 (3): 145–52. doi:10.1159/000183235. PMID 6738765.
  • Fajers, Carl-Mabtin (2009). "Experimental Studies in Cholemic Nephrosis". Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica. 41. doi:10.1111/j.1699-0463.1957.tb00996.x. PMID 13443982.