Question: what is the difference between hemolytic jaundice and obstructive jaundice?
Answer: The most common cause of pre-hepatic jaundice is hemolytic anemia which causes excess heme breakdown. In post-hepatic jaundice or obstructive jaundice, there is an impediment to the flow of bile due to a partial or complete obstruction of the extrahepatic biliary passage between the liver and duodenum.