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Bilirubin is modified in the liver to a bile acid, which is then excreted by the liver into the gall bladder, then ejected into the oral portion of the duodenum during digestion. The bile acids are one of the major sources of the color of feces when voided.
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∙ 13y agoproduced when the body breaks down old red blood cells. Normally, the liver processes the bilirubin and excretes it in the stool.
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How is a bilirubin specimen collected?
Bilirubin levels can be measured by blood tests
What molecules does the liver break down?
Hormones, toxins, ammonia, and bilirubin. The liver removes used-up insulin and other hormones from the bloodstream, breaks down toxins (and medications), turns ammonia into urea to be processed by the kidney, and adds glucuronic acid to bilirubin (a byproduct of damaged red blood cells) in order to turn it into bile so that it can be concentrated in the gallbladder and used to emulsify fats.
Is bilirubin an electrolyte?
No, bilirubin is a breakdown product of red blood cell destruction. Electrolytes are mineral salts such as sodium, potassium and chloride.
What is another name for bile pigment?
Bilirubin
The pigment found in bile is called the?
bilirubin
How does direct bilirubin appears normally in blood?
Dead hepatocytes release direct bilirubin in circulation
What are the pigments released by the liver in bile called?
From the glossary of medical terms the answer is: BILIRUBIN
Indirect or unconjugated bilirubin?
pre-hepatic...water insoluble...rise says liver is overwhelmed or not working....MAJORITY NORMALLY....
What primitive data types can normally be represented and processed by a CPU?
The primitive data types that can normally be represented and processed by a CPU are an integer, real number, character, Boolean, and memory address
What is the color of bilirubin?
The color of Bilirubin is orange Bilirubin is an orange color pigment in the bile
What is the cause of jaundice?
When red blood cells die, the heme in their hemoglobin is converted to bilirubin in the spleen. The bilirubin is processed by the liver, enters bile and is eventually excreted through feces. Once hemoglobin is in the red cells of the blood, it circulates for the life span of those cells. The hemoglobin that is released when the cells die is turned into bilirubin. If for any reason , the red blood cells die at a faster rate than usual , bilirubin can get backed up in the blood and cause the disease. For full details check out the site http://www.jaundicesymptoms.net/
End product of hemoglobin breakdown is?
bilirubin
Pigment produced by the destruction of hemoglobin in the liver is called?
When the erythrocytes are destroyed, haemoglobin breaks down, the heme part of it goes through a series of transformation: Heme → biliverdin (green pigment) biliverdin → bilirubin (orange-yellow pigment) Bilirubin + blood albumin → bound bilirubin (in peripheral blood) Bound bilirubin + glucuronic acid → conjugated bilirubin. (in liver) Conjugated bilirubin + intestinal bacteria → several pigments, including - stercobolin (orange-brown pigment, excreted in feces) and - urobilinogen (reabsorbed into bile/blood, finally excreted in urine)
Is raised bilirubin a sign or a symptom?
Raised bilirubin is a symptom
Can indirect bilirubin be more than total bilirubin?
yes
Total and fractionated bilirubin?
Liver makes bilirubin water soluble for excretion into the urine....get total bilirubin from complete CFP...
What is Gilberts syndrome?
Giberts Syndrome is a inherited liver condition where the liver does not process bilirubin properly. It is normally a rather harmless condition and does not need treatment.
