Symptoms of Biliary Atresia would include which of the following?
1. Prolonged jaundice (appearing for longer than two weeks)
2. Elevated direct bilirubin (greater than 20 percent of the total bilirubin measurement)
3. Very dark stools
4. 1 and 2
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1. Biliary Atresia causes prolonged jaundice, lasting well past two weeks.
2. The direct bilirubin remains elevated and is always greater than 20% of the total bilirubin measurement.
3. Stools become light and urine becomes dark.
4. Biliary Atresia causes a prolonged jaundice, lasting well past two weeks. The direct bilirubin remains elevated and is always greater than 20% of the total bilirubin measurement.
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