Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Conjugated bilirubin - urine; Direct bilirubin - urine
What the risks are
There are no risks.
Special considerations
Bilirubin can breakdown in the presence of light. That's why babies with jaundice are sometimes placed under blue fluorescent lamps. See:
Images
Male urinary system
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Bilirubin Prevention
Review Date: 05/02/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
