Understanding Jaundice: Types, Causes, and Clinical Signs
Understanding Jaundice: Types, Causes, and Clinical Signs — A Herbal & Modern Correlation
What Is Jaundice?
Jaundice is a clinical condition in which the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes become yellow due to increased bilirubin levels in the blood. Bilirubin is a yellow pigment formed during the breakdown of red blood cells. Normally, the liver processes bilirubin and removes it through bile into the intestine.
What happens when SGPT is high?
When the liver, bile ducts, or gallbladder are affected, bilirubin accumulates in the bloodstream, producing the characteristic yellow discoloration known as jaundice.
Role of the Liver and Gallbladder
The liver is one of the body’s major detoxifying organs and plays a central role in metabolism, digestion, and bile production.
The gallbladder lies beneath the liver and stores bile. Bile travels through bile ducts into the intestine, where it helps digest fats.
When inflammation, obstruction, infection, or liver cell injury interferes with bile flow, bilirubin cannot be excreted properly. This results in jaundice and may also increase liver enzyme levels such as:
S.G.P.T / ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) — marker of liver cell stress or inflammation
Serum Bilirubin (S.B.R) — measures bilirubin concentration in blood
The amount was up to 56U/L but this time the normal range of SGPT is 30U/L to 40U/L in any method, the normal range is 30U/L and in Bhags it is 56 , the limit is up to 40U/L, above this the disease is considered hepatitis B, C, A, K and E. There are also types that are known by new technologies, but are done to see the liver function. Therefore, all patients with hepatitis need to see the doctor. It shows the condition of the liver. Along with this, SGOT and serum cat rubin are also seen, which I have mentioned that hepatitis is not incurable.
Does SGPT stand for fatty liver?
Swelling (inflemation) in the liver means increasing the size of the liver is called fatty liver. While S.G.P.T Which is also called ALT. Due to a problem in the liver, this enzyme starts to come out and is included in the blood. Due to which S. Yes PT, would grow up. By the way, SGPT will also be high in fatty liver. But that means fatty liver is SGT. Can't say because there are many other reasons for fatty liver. For example, in hepatitis B, the size of the liver increases. While in hepatitis C, the liver becomes smaller. Fatty liver is caused by many reasons. But SGT is called a fatty liver.
How can I reduce SGPT?
To reduce SGPT (ALT) Smoking and alcohol should be stopped, but it is not the main abstinence. The most important thing to reduce it is high-fat things. It is more important to stop the things made of starch, with more sweet and fried fat and meat. . Apart from this, the performance of the liver in creamed milk and SGPT is that the chyme formed from the digested food is not processed properly, which means that what we eat, the stomach sends it to the liver after digestion. Because it doesn't do that, the SGPT test gets bigger. And the human being faces various types of problems which can be easily seen in the stomach, leaves, lungs, skin and eyes. Green leafy vegetables, fruits, juice and glucose, lemon juice and malt should be given to such patients. orange. Also, it can be controlled by eating a low-fat diet. Where complete liver function tests, treatment and hepatitis were described.
What is the normal range of SGPT?
30 U/L for measurement of SGPT/ALT is Unite / liter on serum Most people wrote it as 56, which is not applicable in modern times, above 30U/L is considered disease, but often the limit is 40U/L in the laboratory biochemistry machine. It may still be 56U/L in most countries. But currently most of the machines have 30U/L or at most 40U/L. Normal means no biochemistry machine and test method, which is 30U/L . Some have 40 U/Land some chemistry analyzers with 56 U/L are no longer used
How to Check Jaundice
Important Laboratory Tests
1. Liver Function Test (L.F.T)
This panel evaluates liver health and includes:
ALT / S.G.P.T
AST / S.G.O.T
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Total and Direct Bilirubin
Albumin
2. Serum Bilirubin Test
Measures bilirubin accumulation in blood.
Typical categories:
Mild elevation
Moderate jaundice
Severe hyperbilirubinemia
3. Ultrasound Examination
Ultrasound helps detect:
Gallstones
Bile duct obstruction
Fatty liver
Liver abscess
Enlargement of liver or gallbladder
Understanding S.G.P.T / ALT
S.G.P.T (ALT) rises when liver cells become inflamed or damaged.
Common causes of elevated ALT include:
Viral hepatitis
Fatty liver disease
Alcohol-related liver injury
Drug toxicity
Bile duct obstruction
Liver abscess
ICD-11 Traditional Medicine + Natural Herbal Terminology Mapping
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Key citation for proof book:
WHO included Traditional Medicine in ICD-11 Chapter 26 to standardize TM globally and enable dual coding with Western Medicine diagnoses. The chapter is built on WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine with 3,259 technical terms from TCM, Kampo, Korean, and Vietnamese medicine. df341ec0
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Heading: ICD-11 + Herbal Medicine: One Coding System
Why it matters
ICD-11 Chapter 26 brings TM into global health statistics
Enables counting, comparing, monitoring TM encounters worldwide
Required: Dual code TM pattern + biomedical diagnosis df3452cda53b
Heading: Mapping Structure
2 main branches in Chapter 26
Patterns: Qi, Blood, Organ, Environmental, Meridian
Disorders: Organ systems, Qi/Blood/Fluid, Mental-emotional
150 TM disorders + 196 patterns total a53b
Heading: Herbal → ICD-11 Example
Herbal concept: Liver Qi Stagnation → Xiao Yao San
ICD-11 mapping: SF50-SG1Z Organ system pattern
Rule: Always pair with Ch. 01-25 biomedical code a53b06fb
Heading: Standards Behind It
WHO IST: 4,000+ standardized TM terms, 2007
WHO IST on TCM: 453-page standard for training + practice
Goal: Same concepts, same definitions globally e1b16a4b
Dr Fazal Naeem
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