Background Interference of clinical laboratory assays by endogenous & exogenous substances in the blood is well known. To date, there are no clear guidelines on the testing of lipemic or bilirubinemic (icteric) plasma in clinical laboratories. A conservative approach of alerting the physician with re-sampling and/or processing with caution is advised. This study focuses on the effect of process...

A. Acute Infective Hepatitis (i) The pre-icteric phase, with pyrexia and intestinal manifestations dominating the picture. (ii) The icteric phase, with jaundice as the dominant manifestation. The type varies from the fulminating to the average type of case with jaundice lasting two to three weeks. (iii) The post-hepatitis syndrome, the stage of symptoms without signs. (iv) Infective hepatitis w...

We present a case of hepatitis A infection in a 2.5-month-old male who became icteric after 18 d of birth. The diagnosis of hepatitis A was made by compatible clinical symptoms, laboratory results and liver biopsy showing evidence of hepatitis, and confirmed by detection of anti-HAV IgM antibodies. Because the mother had an acute icteric hepatitis A 1 week before delivery, and the viraemic phas...

A bad sample gives an invalid laboratory test result. There are several reasons that can cause a to be unfit for examination. The serum most often causes errors hemolysis, jaundice and lipemia. Icteric is yellow brown due hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). may interference with tests. affect measurements at wavelength 400-500 nm. Examination by method oxidase or pe...

Bakground: Phototherapy plays a significant role in the treatment and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia as well as the management of subsequent complications in the newborn. However, this treatment modality may itself result in the development of hypocalcaemia and create serious complications including convulsion and related condi-