Types

Bilirubin is the main bile pigment in humans, which when increased causes the yellow discolouration of skin and eyes called Jaundice . Bilirubin is taken from the blood, processed (conjugated to make it water soluble ) by the liver , and then excreted into bile by the liver . 

Serum Bilurubin is generally considered as a true test of...

Description

0.2 - 0.9 mg/dl

When to get Tested

When there is s/s of jaundice, have anaemia , have h/o heavy drinking , have cirrhosis, 

When there are symptoms like weakness , fatigue , nausea , vomiting , dark urine , light coloured stools , pruritus, diarrhoea

Elevated Level

• Erythroblastosis foetalis
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Physiological jaundice
• Sickle cell anaemia
• Transfusion reaction
• Hepatitis 
• Liver disease
• Cirrhosis
• Liver tumor
• Gilberts syndrome
• Epstein barr virus
• Cytomegalo virus
• Dubin Johnson syndrome 
• Congestive heart failure
• Pulmonary Infarction
• Pulmonary Embolus

Decreased Level