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Bilirubin



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Bilirubin

Alternative Names:

Total bilirubin; Unconjugated bilirubin; Indirect bilirubin; Conjugated bilirubin; Direct bilirubin
Special considerations:

Interfering factors:

  • hemolysis of blood will falsely increase bilirubin levels
  • lipids in the blood will falsely decrease bilirubin levels
  • bilirubin is light-sensitive; it decomposes in light



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