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what does it mean when the bilirubin is high?
What Happens When The Bilirubin Is Too High?
When the bilirubin level reaches about 3 mg/dl the white parts of the eyes become yellow ("icterus"), the urine becomes dark, and the skin becomes yellow ("jaundice"). Patients with high levels of bilirubin also experience itching."
I'd like to point out that the symptoms associated with high levels of bilirubin vary depending on the person.Just because your eyes, for example, aren't yellow, doesn't mean you don't have liver damage.
When the bilirubin level reaches about 3 mg/dl the white parts of the eyes become yellow ("icterus"), the urine becomes dark, and the skin becomes yellow ("jaundice"). Patients with high levels of bilirubin also experience itching."
I'd like to point out that the symptoms associated with high levels of bilirubin vary depending on the person.Just because your eyes, for example, aren't yellow, doesn't mean you don't have liver damage.
Really more info is needed, do you have Hepatitis? Is any other counts high?
Sometimes High bilirubin counts w/o other abnormal liver tests may be Gilbert Syndrome, a genetic condition that does not cause any complication
Sometimes High bilirubin counts w/o other abnormal liver tests may be Gilbert Syndrome, a genetic condition that does not cause any complication
The blood test for Bilirubin is a test that is used to measure how a person's liver is functioning. Any high level of bilirubin in the lab results should be investigated further, as it indicates the liver is not functioning normally.
"How is liver function measured?
Albumin and bilirubin, and prothrombin time are more truely measures of liver function, but clinical factors must be considered as well.
Bilirubin
Serum total bilirubin is increased in hepatocellular damage (infectious hepatitis, alcoholic and other toxic hepatopathy, neoplasms), intra- and extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction, intravascular and extravascular hemolysis, physiologic neonatal jaundice, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Gilbert's disease, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, and fructose intolerance.
Disproportionate elevation of direct (conjugated) bilirubin is seen in cholestasis (any condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is blocked) and late in the course of chronic liver disease. Indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin tends to predominate in hemolysis and Gilbert's disease.
Decreased serum total bilirubin is probably not of clinical significance but has been observed in iron deficiency anemia.
What Is Bilirubin?
Bilirubin is a breakdown product of hemaglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Normally when blood cells become old they are trapped and destroyed by the spleen. When this occurs, the hemaglobin must be broken down in the liver to bilirubin in order to be disposed of. Bilirubin is eventually excreted in the bile and leaves the body in the feces.
What Is The Normal Level Of Bilirubin?
The normal level depends on the individual laboratory. Most laboratories consider a level of 1.1 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) or lower to be normal.
What Happens When The Bilirubin Is Too High?
When the bilirubin level reaches about 3 mg/dl the white parts of the eyes become yellow ("icterus"), the urine becomes dark, and the skin becomes yellow ("jaundice"). Patients with high levels of bilirubin also experience itching."
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/labs/lft.html
Hope this helps.
Hector
"How is liver function measured?
Albumin and bilirubin, and prothrombin time are more truely measures of liver function, but clinical factors must be considered as well.
Bilirubin
Serum total bilirubin is increased in hepatocellular damage (infectious hepatitis, alcoholic and other toxic hepatopathy, neoplasms), intra- and extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction, intravascular and extravascular hemolysis, physiologic neonatal jaundice, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Gilbert's disease, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, and fructose intolerance.
Disproportionate elevation of direct (conjugated) bilirubin is seen in cholestasis (any condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is blocked) and late in the course of chronic liver disease. Indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin tends to predominate in hemolysis and Gilbert's disease.
Decreased serum total bilirubin is probably not of clinical significance but has been observed in iron deficiency anemia.
What Is Bilirubin?
Bilirubin is a breakdown product of hemaglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Normally when blood cells become old they are trapped and destroyed by the spleen. When this occurs, the hemaglobin must be broken down in the liver to bilirubin in order to be disposed of. Bilirubin is eventually excreted in the bile and leaves the body in the feces.
What Is The Normal Level Of Bilirubin?
The normal level depends on the individual laboratory. Most laboratories consider a level of 1.1 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) or lower to be normal.
What Happens When The Bilirubin Is Too High?
When the bilirubin level reaches about 3 mg/dl the white parts of the eyes become yellow ("icterus"), the urine becomes dark, and the skin becomes yellow ("jaundice"). Patients with high levels of bilirubin also experience itching."
http://www.hepatitis-central.com/hcv/labs/lft.html
Hope this helps.
Hector
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