Bilirubin - urineFrom our partner site on prostate, ProstateCommons.com.
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 Bili Lights. advertisement Drugs than can falsely elevate the test result include allopurinol, some antibiotics, barbiturates, chlorpromazine, diuretics, ethoxazene, oral contraceptives, phenazopyridine, steroids, and sulfonamides. Drugs that can cause false negative results include indomethacin and ascorbic acid.
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