Yellow/green discolouration of a patient’s skin eyes and other tissues as a result of a raised bilirubin level. Bilirubin is a waste product of expired red blood cells (red blood cells last around 120 days and then need to be disposed of). Bilirubin is normally processed by the liver before being excreted in faeces and urine. Jaundice may arise from abnormal red blood cell breakdown
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