Bilirubin, Direct
$44.00
Bilirubin, Direct – Houston, TX
Bilirubin is a blood breakdown product bound to albumin and carried to the liver for conjugation to water-soluble products, mono- and diglucuronide.
Aid in determining the cause of jaundice; direct bilirubin is typically increased with: Impaired flow of bile into intestine: biliary obstruction (including inflammation, cholelithiasis, infection, neoplasm, pancreatitis).
Reduced secretion of conjugated bilirubin into the bile as in hepatitis, Dubin-Johnson syndrome, or Rotor syndrome