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What are causes of low TBIL counts?
cause low T.Bili
What is TBIL on a blood test?
Bilirubin is a breakdown product of heme (a part of haemoglobin in red blood cells). The liver is responsible for clearing the blood of bilirubin. It does this by the following mechanism: bilirubin is taken up into hepatocytes, conjugated (modified to make it water-soluble), and secreted into the bile, which is excreted into the intestine. Increased total bilirubin causes jaundice, and can signal a number of problems: 1. Prehepatic: Increased bilirubin production. This can be due to a number of causes, including hemolytic anemias and internal hemorrhage. 2. Hepatic: Problems with the liver, which are reflected as deficiencies in bilirubin metabolism (e.g. reduced hepatocyte uptake, impaired conjugation of bilirubin, and reduced hepatocyte secretion of bilirubin). Some examples would be cirrhosis and viral hepatitis. 3. Posthepatic: Obstruction of the bile ducts, reflected as deficiencies in bilirubin excretion. (Obstruction can be located either within the liver or in the bile duct.)
What are some eight letter words with 2nd letter O and 4th letter T and 5th letter B and 6th letter I and 7th letter L?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -O-TBIL-. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter O and 4th letter T and 5th letter B and 6th letter I and 7th letter L. In alphabetical order, they are: boatbill
What does ALY mean on a blood test?
I recently had a routine blood test. I asked for a copy of the results. I don't understand all the abbreviations listed. Examples: ALB ALP ALT AST CO2 TBIL CA CHOL CRE GLU HDL-C LDL-C TP TRIG BUN BHCY Na K C1 GLOB A/G RA Bun/CR VLDL CHL/HD Dr. said everything OK. Fine. But, I would like to know what I am being tested for.
How do you diagnose Liver disease?
The best way to start is to see a primary care medical provider- a Physician, Physician Assistant or a Nurse Practitioner, who can order appropriate laboratory tests, take a medical history and perform a physical exam. Laboratory is generally ordered, usually a chemistry panel known as an SMA-22 or Comprehensive Metabolic panel, which includes liver enzymes. Then, if the liver enzymes show abnormalities, and/or you have a history of risk factors for various types of hepatitis, and/or abnormal findings on exam, a hepatitis screening panel is ordered. There are a number of different types of liver diseases, and depending on lab, physical exam results, and medical history, other tests may be necessary including: imagings (CT scans, Ultrasound, MRI, others), endoscopy (using a fiber optic tube passed through the esophagus to directly view the gallbladder duct, etc) and possibly liver biopsy, or even angiography (imaging of the blood vessels in and around the liver). Interpretation of abnormal liver enzymes and/or hepatitis panel can be complicated, so it is necessary to have these results gone over with a provider, and to receive the recommended tests/proceedures. Depending on the specific disease, some are serious, some are not, some are curable, some are not.
