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Bilirubin, Total

Alternate Name: Tbili

SAL Code:

319

CPT:

82247

Loinc:

1975-2

Turn Around Time:

1 Day

Setup:

Daily

Units:

mg/dL

Department:

Chemistry

Performing Laboratory:

Sherman Abrams Laboratory

Specimen Requirements:

Primary Tube:

SST

Primary Substance:

Serum

Temperature

Period

Stable Ambient:

3 Days

Stable Fridge:

3 Days

Stable Frozen:

14 Days

Rejection Criteria:

Gross hemolysis; lipemia; improper labeling

Clinical Info:

Measurement of the levels of bilirubin is used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver, hemolytic, hematologic, and metabolic disorders, including hepatitis and gallbladder obstructive disease. Newborns may also have physiologic jaundice (This common type of jaundice happens as a response to a baby’s reduced ability to remove bilirubin.).

Additional Information:

Bilirubin is measured to diagnose and/or monitor liver disease: Hepatitis, cholangitis, cirrhosis, other types of liver disease (including primary or secondary neoplasia); alcoholism (usually with high AST (SGOT), GGT, MCV, or some combination of these findings); biliary obstruction (intrahepatic or extrahepatic); infectious mononucleosis (look also for increased LDH, lymphocytosis); pernicious anemia, hemolytic anemias, erythroblastosis fetalis, other neonatal jaundice and following a blood transfusion, especially if several units are given in a short time. A large number of drugs can also cause jaundice and elevated total bilirubin levels.
Anorexia or prolonged fasting may also cause a rise in total bilirubin levels.

Sample Collection:

Collect patient samples using standard phlebotomy techniques. Click here for additional collection instructions.
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 45 minutes of collection.

Test Information:

Components:

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