Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021
A 16-year-old teenager complains of weakness, dizziness, and heaviness in the left subcostal region. The skin and visible mucosa are icteric. The tower skull syndrome is observed. The liver is +2 cm. The lower edge of the spleen is at the level of the navel. The blood has: erythrocytes – 2.7 · 1012/L, Hb – 88 g/L, leukocytes – 5.6 · 109/L, ESR – 15 mm/hour. What is the most likely change in the bilirubin levels in this patient?
Answer options
- Decrease in unconjugated bilirubin levels
- Increase in unconjugated and conjugated bilirubin levels
- Increase in conjugated bilirubin levels
- Increase in unconjugated bilirubin levels
- Decrease in conjugated bilirubin levels
Correct answer
Increase in unconjugated bilirubin levels
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