How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Bilirubin, Direct (Conjugated). McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.51.?utm_source=nieznany&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=social-chapter-link Accessed October 06, 2024.
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Authors: Andrew Don-Wauchope, Vasudhevan T. Chetty, Joško Ivica, Peter Kavsak, Waliul I. Khan, Matthew Lafreniere, Kazem Nouri
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Authors: Bogdan Solnica
For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.
Analyte [material]
Bilirubin, direct (conjugated) [S/P]
Reference range, target level, or decision threshold
1.7-6.8 micromol/L (0.1-0.4 mg/dL)
[micromol/L]/17 = [mg/dL]
Interpretation of results
↑ Choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, bile duct cancers, pancreatic cancer, cirrhosis, toxic liver injury, liver cancers, Budd-Chiari syndrome, heart failure, acute fatty liver of pregnancy