
Karen Wong
Host of The Meaning Code podcast/YouTube channel, an artist in Los Altos, California who interviews thinkers across science, philosophy, and meaning.
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Jun 16, 2026
Case 4 - Elevated Liver Enzymes
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5:50speaker_1HOST
And so Dr. Wong, so what are your thoughts on delivery planning with this patient who has these elevated bile acids without actually a diagnosis of colostasis of pregnancy at this time?

Karen WongGUEST
When we see such high bile acids, as Dr. Karovich said, it's hard to know how to interpret them, what to make of them when we don't have a diagnosis actually of intrahepatic colostasis.

Karen WongGUEST
And it doesn't necessarily fit that picture in either symptoms or the presentation in terms of gestational age.

Karen WongGUEST
But I do worry about bile acids that are over 100 specifically as quite significantly increasing the risk of stillbirth for fetuses.

Karen WongGUEST
And I think regardless of why the bile acids are up, you know, you do think about the pathophysiology of stillbirth in that context.
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10:36speaker_1HOST
Although those were your take-home points, would there be any increased monitoring you would do in this patient when you notice those bile acids elevated at that particular time?