Total bilirubin

Material: Blood
Study price: PLN 12.00
Waiting time for the result: result no later than the next working day
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Preparation for the study

General

The test material is blood.
The patient does not need to be fasting.About 30 minutes before the test, it is advisable to drink a glass of water or bitter(unsweetened) tea.

Description

Total bilirubin is formed during the breakdown of hemoglobin (from red blood cells). Outside the liver, it is transported by albumin (unbound bilirubin). Along with bile, it is excreted from the liver into the intestines (bound bilirubin); it gives color to the stool. When it is not excreted into the intestines, it enters the blood in increased amounts and gives a yellow color to the whites of the eyes and skin (jaundice). Newborns always develop a small degree of jaundice in the first days of life.

Importance of the test: confirmation of the diagnosis of jaundice and control of its severity, in newborns with prolonged and intense jaundice.

Abnormal values: accelerated or increased destruction of red blood cells, diseases of the liver parenchyma (tumors, inflammation, cirrhosis, congestion, poisoning), bile stasis, e.g. due to choledocholithiasis, cholangitis.

The test is performed using the spectrophotometric method.
Ordering the test implies consent to perform it using this test method.