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Hello! Doctor, what exactly should be the normal bilirubin level in adults?

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Normal values of direct bilirubin range from 0 to 0.4 mg/dL.Total bilirubin (direct and indirect) range from about 0.2 to 1.2 mg/dL (some lab values range as high as 1.9 mg/dL). Medical literature sou ...  Read More

I have bilirubin levels:-1.53(Bilirubin total) Bilirubin direct:-0.40 Bilirubin indirect:-1.13 What does this indicate,is it serious?

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Not serious though ...  Read More

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My newborn baby bilirubin level is 11.2 is it normal Please help I'm under confusion he is 4 days old

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Bilirubin level of a baby may rise from second day of life. This is known as physiological jaundice. Different other parameters are taken into account to know if any intervention is required. These a ...  Read More

My son 10days old( pre term baby of 35weeks) was having bilirubin 16.6 on 7th day..he was goven phototherapy treatment for 2days and bilirubin level dropped down to 6 ..doctor told to check biliruubin again after a gap of 1 day..and now bilirubin level is 9.2.. doctor told its normal...whether its normal for babies bilirubin level to raise from the

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its normal...for this age ...follow up with doctor till 3 weeks...and keep observing for deepening of yellow colour...urine colour and stool colour ...  Read More

My name is Rahul. I weigh 81.9 kg and height is 182 cm. Recently I underwent medical check up, in which my total bilirubin level was 1.06. bilirubin direct was 0.18 and indirect was .88. Is this normal.

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Looks normal ...  Read More

Hi doctor, I am suffering from slightly high bilirubin levels. My total bilirubin is 1.6 and my direct bilirubin is 0.6 but my other liver test are normal as ALT 17, AST 17,ALP 82 and BUN 8. I had jaundice when i was a baby. And also my HGB and HCT slightly high. What would be the reason of high bilirubin level?

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Slightly increased bilirubin can happen with any viral fever also. Dont wry unless you dont have any symptoms like nausea vomiting decreased apetitie abdominal pain Drink plenty of fluids Avoid oily f ...  Read More

Hi, my mom had a blood test recently. One thing I noticed in her report is, her total bilirubin is 1.29 above normal level of 0-1.2mg/dl, Direct bilirubin is 0.37 (0-0.3mg/dl) and indirect bilirubin is 0.92. Is there anything concern related to jaundice.

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Nothing to worry Can you send me the detailed report ...  Read More

Dear sir / mam 20 days ago I did blood tests and bilirubin level is .8 and direct bilirubin level .2 . Now a days I have a problem of stomach pain. Sometimes it is intense in morning after take breakfast with tea. Afternoon it is ok. Pain occurred at liver side, in centre and right and left side of abdomen. Bowling also there and also feel tremor i

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Get your Ultrasonography ofAbdomen and Pelvis and give all parameteres of LIVER FUNCTION TEST ...  Read More

My bilirubin level is 7.5 should I get admitted for treatment? Please suggest what I need to do need some advise

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I would advise you to visit a gastroenterologist so that you can be evaluated and the readings can be correlated physically. The following steps may help: - Avoid/Stop alcohol and smoking - Eat a clea ...  Read More

I suffer from elevated bilirubin level with no other significant problem. What should i be doing? These have been my bilirubin levels in llthe last one year. May 2017: Total bilirubin- 1.42 Conjugated bilirubin- 0.45 Unconjugated bilirubin- 0.97 Oct 2017 Total bilirubin- 0.92 Conjugated bilirubin- 0.23 Unconjugated bilirubin- 0.69 Feb 2018 Total bi

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increase in unconjugated bilirubin levels can be due to a congenital enzyme defect. usually it doesn't cause trouble unless the body is exposed to undue stress (Eg: post major surgery) -- here the bil ...  Read More

My Total bilirubin:-3.05 Direct Bilirubin:-0.72 and Indirect bilirubin:-2.33 What does this mean and what to do next?

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Get a CBC LDH and vit b 12 done ...  Read More

My uncle is currently diagnosed with liver Cirrhosis. His bilirubin level is 20. He was drinking alcohol so this is happening. so what option we have now.

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Urgent hospital admission and start treatment, if not improved likely require liver transplant ...  Read More

Blirubin Total- 2.1mg/dl Bilirubin Direct- 0.9 mg/dl Bilirubin Indirect - 1.9 mg/dl SGOT/AST- 49.2 U/L SGPG/ALT- 69.7 U/L For the past 4 years, my bilirubin level has stayed at this same elevated level. About 2 years ago, I took Liv 52 and Udiliv for 1 month on docotr recommendation, which successfully brought my total bilirubin down to 1.8. Howeve

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You have Gilbert’s , so don’t worry, that’s your normal level of bilirubin ...  Read More

My bilirubin level is not getting reduced. The level is 2.82 and AST (SGOT) / ALT (SGPT) RATIO (DERITES) is 1.2 and ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE is 34.30 .direct bilirubin 0.50 and indirect 2.32.

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Looks like Gilberts, don’t worry ...  Read More

Bilirubin total 1.9 Bilirubin direct 0.8 Bilirubin indirect 1.1 Albumin globulin protein sgpt sgot are normal

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Evaluation of patient as a whole is important. Isolated evaluation of report and treatment of report is not advisable. Minor changes in reports, occasionally, do not require any treatment if patient i ...  Read More

He has jaundice with pancreatitis. We admitted him in hospital where he was treated for 9 days and his bilirubin was 14.39 and After 3 days when we tested his bilirubin it increased to 24.6 then again the next day we took another test for clarification which reported 20.4 and then again after 3 days when we tested it became 28.9 We are not able to

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Hi.. Jaundice in Pancreatitis could be because of multiple reasons like biliary obstruction, sepsis and underlying liver disease. It is very important to know the cause for pancreatitis. A good cross ...  Read More

It has been more than 1 month, I got jaundice, lft show initially 4mg/dl bilirubin and sgpt and sgot were above 700, but after week they start to normalize, next few weeks all lft show improve in sgpt and sgot but bilirubin was on rise from 9 to 14. At 14mg/dl I got hospitalised, they run some test like ultrasound, hepatitis b test etc, but nothi

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Hello take udiliv tablet 300mg twice daily after food for 2 weeks ...  Read More

My direct bilirubin is 0.64mg/dL and indirect is 1.26 mg/dL, Hb is 11.4 Please advice me diagnose and treatment

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Kindly consult via whatsapp at nine zero two nine six zero zero four seven zero. ...  Read More

He has bilirubin level high 2.1 but no symptom of jaundice or discomfort. Should he seek medical attention or need to take rest from work for a while?

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Need medical attention ...  Read More

He just has a blood test and the report says bilirubin level and sgpt level is high though there is no symptom or discomfort in body. We are following a strict diet after that with no spices and all boiled food. Should he also take rest till the bilirubin level down? Or should he seek any medical help?

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Require medical attention...might be unrelated to the surgery but thorough evaluation needed...along with investigations and imaging. ...  Read More

My total bilirubin level is 7.62 mg/dl SGPT level is 499 IU/L SGOT level is 170 IU/L Globulin level is 4.16 gms/dl Also during a ultrasonography I have been diagnosed with gallstone of 4.1mm Please let me know how severe is this and what kind of treatment would I be needing?

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It's very very high, Emergency You need to change life style n DIET PLAN DRASTICALLY. BEST IS TO Hospitalize FOR FEW DAYS WITH IV DRIP N IV ANTIBIOTICS LEVEL COMES DOWN + IF POSSIBLE REMOVE GALL S ...  Read More

Baby born on 31-12-2024 morning 4.50AM Taken Bilirubin test on 02-01-2025 and the total Bilirubin level is 17.0 mg doctor advised for photo therapy 02-01-2025 - Total Bilirubin level is 17.0 mg/dl 03-01-2025 - Total Bilirubin level is 13.5 mg/dl 04-01-2025 - Total Bilirubin level is 14.5mg/dl 05-01-2025 - Total Bilirubin level is 15.5 mg/dl Is the

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Not an issue day 5 with levels of 15 is normal ✌️ and with these values on day 5 you can stop phototherapy ...  Read More

From the last one month I've been suffering from elevated bilirubin levels which are not decreasing even though I am using medicines from last one month. In my most recent LFT report total bilirubin:2.1 direct:0.5 and indirect:1.6 remaining everything like SGPT and SGOT are normal and my HCV is non reactive and HBsAG is negative my ultrasound showe

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Kindly do usg abdomen and review with report ...  Read More

My baby is born preterm ( 35 weeks 4 days) and he is 18 days old now.At the time of birth,his bilirubin Level is around 13.8. So the doctor suggested we give phototherapy treatment and we discharged at 10.8 level.After 5 days of discharge his bilirubin Level reached around 16.7 again and we admitted again and gave phototherapy treatment for 2 days

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We should repeat it and see whether it is reached below 10 which is the safest level and also we should check for other causes of prolonged jaundice if it’s again rising to phototherapy range. ...  Read More

Hi doctor recently my husband got a blood test done and in LFT bilirubin is 2.18 and rest reports are normal he has b12 and vitamin d deficiency...he is taking supplements for the same.. please help me should I worry about bilirubin level?

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Can you share the whole LFT report.. its very common to have high bilirubin in otherwise normal patients ...  Read More

I did LFT test today. Bilirubin Total is 1.04 mg% , bilirubin indirect is 0.84 mg% and bilirubin direct is 0.2 mg %. Is it jaundice or is it normal ? Pls tell me

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It is normal levels Not to worry ...  Read More

My baby is 8 days old and his bilirubin level was 17 on the day of discharge. This level was increased to 19 when he was 6 days old. After taking phototherapy for 24 hrs his bilirubin level was decreased to 16.42 now after 36 hours his level has again increased to 17.65. Just wanted to check whether this is normal level for 8 days old baby?

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Greetings it's high for this age continue phototherapy , look for other reason of phototherapy ...  Read More

I've hot my lft test done and my indirect bilirubin level was 0.86 and total bilirubin was 1.08 is this concerning? I suffered jaundice in my childhood 3 times. Does these levels are high?

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Its normal dont worry ...  Read More

Hello My daughter is 25 days old, her Bilirubin level came at 12.34 mg/dl. Her day 3 bilirubin levels were 9.34 and day 9 were 11.7. Please guide if that is normal.

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Not normal If weight is not rising then it is the reason ...  Read More

I don't have any symptoms except a bit of acidity, heartburn and anxiety. I don't know if stress or dehydration has caused the elevated bilirubin levels.

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Hi dear Yes stress and dehydration can cause mild elevations but it's hard to pin point one factor that have done it in ur case So I will need more information in ur case to find out as to what might ...  Read More

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