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What are the pigments released by the liver in bile called?
From the glossary of medical terms the answer is: BILIRUBIN
What if bilirubin level is 28?
That sounds a littel high. What are your liver enzyme levels? and are you jaundice?
What is bilirubin 9 mean?
A total bilirubin of 9 is fine. Some hospitals state it should be under 12, some state it should be under 17. Bilirubin blood test levels are one of those things where "lower is better". (Bilirubin is a byproduct which you liver is supposed to excrete in bile, which is then excreted via your digestive system. If your liver is not excreting bilirubin in bile, your blood bilirubin level increases, showing that your liver isn't quite right.)
What are three ways in which a patient can become jaundiced?
1: Excessive destruction of erythrocytes, as in hemolysis, causes excess bilirubin in the blood.2: Malfunction of Liver Cells (Hepatocytes) because of Liver disease prevents the Liver from excreting bilirubin with bile.3: Obstruction of bile flow, such as from choledocholithiasis or tumor, prevents bilirubin in bile from being excreted into the duodenum.
What is indirect bilirubin?
Indirect bilirubin travels through the blood stream to the liver. Indirect bilirubin does not dissolve in water until it reaches the liver.
Are boiled eggs good for a patient with liver cancer?
yes
Why might choledocolithiasis cause jaundice?
well, you see.. jaundice is caused by the elevation of UNCONJUGATED bilirubin level in our blood.. a high level of unconjugated bilirubin in blood will enter our body tissue and make our skin looks yellow.bilirubin is metabolized in the liver, thus making the unconjugated bilirubin changed into conjugated one. and these conjugated bilirubin will be excreted to our intestine and it will give color to our urine an feces.in patients with choledocolithiasis, there is an obstruction caused by the gallstone inside the duct where conjugated bilirubin should be excreted.. this obstruction makes the liver unable to metabolize the unconjugated bilirubin, and so the level of unconjugated bilirubin will rise, having effect of jaundice.
What is the etiology of hyperbilirubinemia?
Hyperbilirubinemia can be caused by an increase in the production of bilirubin, decreased conjugation of bilirubin in the liver, impaired uptake of bilirubin by liver cells, or decreased excretion of bilirubin into bile. Common causes include hemolysis, liver disease, and obstruction of bile flow.
How is bilirubin metabolized?
metabolized in the liver
If your bilirubin is high and your gas level are up do you have liver damage?
Mostly only high bilirubin levels indicate liver damage. Too much gas could just result from eating a bad meal, or a slight bacterial infection in the gut
Total and fractionated bilirubin?
Liver makes bilirubin water soluble for excretion into the urine....get total bilirubin from complete CFP...
What physical condition may the liver be in if liver cancer is present?
The liver is usually swollen and hard in patients with liver cancer; it may be sore when the doctor presses on it. In some cases, the patient's spleen is also enlarged.
