Bilirubin (Indirect)

Bilirubin (Indirect)

Indirect bilirubin is the difference between total and direct bilirubin. Common causes of higher indirect bilirubin include: Hemolytic anemia. This means your body is getting rid of too many red blood cells. Bleeding into the skin caused by injury.

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Higher levels of direct bilirubin in your blood may mean your liver isn't clearing bilirubin properly. This may mean there is liver damage or disease. Higher levels of indirect bilirubin may be a sign of other problems. One common cause of elevated bilirubin is Gilbert syndrome.

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Irrespective of physiologic or pathologic etiology, elevated levels of unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin place infants at risk for the development of bilirubin encephalopathy or kernicterus, which is one of the few causes of brain damage occurring in the infant period that is preventable.

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• Categories : Pathology
• Test Code : Serum (1 mL)