Causes of high jaundice

High jaundice index includes obstructive jaundice and hepatocellular jaundice. Obstructive jaundice is commonly associated with gallbladder stones, intrahepatic bile duct stones, and extrahepatic biliary system stones, which are often secondary to infections of the biliary system. In addition, stone formation may occur after prolonged intake of high cholesterol food, which affects the metabolism of bilirubin and bile salts. The patient will not only have jaundice, but also have obvious pain in the upper right abdomen, nausea, vomiting, and in severe cases, it will lead to liver function abnormality, and need surgery if necessary. In addition, some patients have liver damage caused by chronic viral hepatitis over a long period of time, and develop hepatocellular jaundice, with an abnormal increase in aminotransferases and an increase in infectious disease markers in laboratory tests. In other patients, jaundice is caused by malignant tumors of the liver, drug-induced hepatitis, and damage caused by physical and chemical factors.