RT Book, Section
A1 Barrett, Kim E.
SR Print(0)
ID 57851038
T1 Chapter 13. Bilirubin Formation and Excretion by the Liver
T2 Gastrointestinal Physiology, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-177401-7
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57851038
RD 2024/04/25
AB Understand  the  origins  of  bilirubin  in  the  plasma,  and  the  need  to  excrete  this  substanceDescribe  how  bilirubin  is  transported  through  the  bodyDescribe  the  pathway  of  bilirubin  handling,  and  further  metabolic  modifications  that  occurDescribe  the  mechanism  and  consequences  of  bilirubin  conjugationDelineate  the  mechanism  of  bilirubin  secretion  into  the  bileUnderstand  how  enteric  bacteria  modify  bilirubin  and  the  fate  of  the  metabolic  products  producedExplain  the  difference  between  conjugated  and  unconjugated  hyperbilirubinemia,  and  diseases  that  can  cause  these  conditionsOutline  treatments  that  are  effective  in  resolving  the  symptoms  of  hyperbilirubinemiaExplain  the  mechanisms  that  can  lead  to  pigment  gallstones