A client's long-standing diagnosis of congenital hemolytic anemia often manifests itself with jaundice. What type of jaundice does this client most likely experience?
A) Prehepatic
B) Intrahepatic
C) Posthepatic
D) Infectious
Ans: A
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The major cause of prehepatic jaundice is excessive hemolysis of red blood cells. Hemolytic jaundice occurs when red blood cells are destroyed at a rate in excess of the liver's ability to remove the bilirubin from the blood. Intrahepatic jaundice involves dysfunction of the liver itself, whereas posthepatic causes usually involve obstruction. The classification of jaundice does not include an infectious type.
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