Serum Bilirubin
Serum Bilirubin
- Serum Bilirubin is a simple blood test to check the health of your liver
- Fasting is not needed for the bilirubin test
- This test measures the bilirubin levels in the blood to diagnose any liver problems like jaundice or alcohol liver disease
What is a Serum Bilirubin Test?
Bilirubin is a waste product that is formed in liver as a result of breakdown of hemoglobin and is excreted in bile. When there is problem with the liver or bile duct then the levels of bilirubin start to rise in the blood. This becomes visible in the form of yellowness in the eyes and skin. A serum bilirubin test will detect the amount of bilirubin in the blood that helps in diagnosis of liver diseases like alcohol liver disease, jaundice, hepatitis, blockage in bile duct etc. The cost of Serum Bilirubin test at Maurya Labs is Rs. 220.
Reported Parameters
- Serum Bilirubin – ………mg/dL
- Normal Range – 0.2–1.3 mg/dL
All The Questions that you might have
- What is Serum Bilirubin Test ?
- What does the Serum Bilirubin test measure?
- Why should I do the Serum Bilirubin test?
- How is the Serum Bilirubin test done?
- How often Serum Bilirubin test should be done?
Bilirubin is a waste product that is formed in liver as a result of breakdown of hemoglobin and is excreted in bile. When there is problem with the liver or bile duct then the levels of bilirubin start to rise in the blood. There are visible in the form of yellowness in the eyes and skin. A serum bilirubin test will detect the amount of bilirubin in the blood that helps in diagnosis of liver diseases like alcohol liver disease, jaundice, hepatitis, blockage in bile duct etc.
Serum Bilirubin test measures the quantity of bilirubin in the blood that indicates that the liver is not working properly.
In case you are facing symptoms like:
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Yellowness of eyes and skin
- Nausea or vomiting
then your doctor may advise serum bilirubin or complete liver function test which may be accompanied by a CBC and an ultrasound of abdomen.
Serum Bilirubin is blood test and does not need any fasting or preparation prior to test. The blood sample can be taken by the phlebotomist at a pathology lab or at home. At Maurya Labs, Purnea the test is done on Fully Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer Roche C311 from Switzerland. The sample collection takes less than a minute.
Serum Bilirubin test may be repeated weekly in case of patients suffering from jaundice to check the recovery. In case patient with chronic liver disease the test me be prescribed by the doctor to be done every two weeks.
