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Elevated bilirubin, while not the most common abnormality in blood tests pertaining to the liver, is quite obvious on a physical exam, and it is the liver-related abnormality most familiar to the general public.
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www.liverdisease.com/bilirubin.html
www.liverdisease.com/bilirubin.html
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The direct bilirubin fraction is that portion of bilirubin that has undergone metabolism by the liver. When this fraction is elevated, the cause of elevated bilirubin (hyperbilirubinemia) is usually outside the liver.
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godsremedy.com/hepatitis/bilirubin.htm
godsremedy.com/hepatitis/bilirubin.htm
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the mother’s antibody crosses the placenta and causes the fetal Rh-positive red blood cells to hemolyze, resulting in excessively elevated bilirubin levels with jaundice, anemia, and possible kernicterus.) ... Inherited disorders that cause abnormal bilirubin metabolism (Gilbert’s, Rotor’s, Dubin-Johnson,
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www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bilirubin...
www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bilirubin/test.html
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Severe defects in bilirubin transport and conjugation can lead to markedly elevated unconjugated bilirubin levels, which can cause serious neurologic damage (kernicterus) in infants.
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Dear Troy, It is difficult to know the cause of your elevated bilirubin without doing additional tests. However, if all the other liver tests are normal, it is possible that you have a condition called gilbert's disease.
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The measurement of the amount of bilirubin which has been conjugated is only occasionally a useful test. If the cause of the elevated bilirubin is uncertain a high percentage of unconjugated bilirubin may suggest a pre-hepatic cause and a low level is consistent with post hepatic causes.
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www.sydpath.stvincents.com.au/tests/Bilirubin.htm
www.sydpath.stvincents.com.au/tests/Bilirubin.htm
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WebMD: Hunting the Cause of Winter Depression ... Elevated Bilirubin Levels ... Elevated bilirubin levels may be caused by rapid destruction of red blood cells in the blood, such as from sickle cell disease or an allergic reaction to blood received during a transfusion (called a transfusion reaction)."
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pages.prodigy.net/unohu/topics_bili.htm
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The fact that you noted the elevated result before you started INH, provides you with a good baseline to follow. There are a few other conditions that can cause elevated bilirubin levels. Discuss the results of the entire chemistry panel that was done with your physician.
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www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Fatigue/Archive/Other/Q2438...
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Bilirubin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bilirubin (formerly referred to as hematoidin ) is the yellow breakdown product of normal heme catabolism. Heme is found in hemoglobin, a principal component of red blood cells. Bilirubin is excret...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilirubin
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