What is bilirubin analysis
In the analysis of bilirubin is the process of testing the total amount of direct or indirect bilirubin in the blood; as bilirubin is the result of the decomposition of hemoglobin, a protein in the blood that earns the red color, after the progress of red blood cells by age these cells break down and eaten by macrophages, and then The hemoglobin protein is divided into “hem” and “globin”.
The “heem” molecule is converted into bilirubin and then transferred to the liver and excreted by the liver through the gallbladder fluid. Most bilirubin is associated with glucuronide. This is done before the bile is excreted. Indirect bilirubin is not related to glucuronide, Bilirubin is directly linked to glucocoronid. Bilirubin is then converted into gallbladder, then transformed into germs by the germs, brownish stool, and a small fraction released through the urine and transformed into urobilinogen.
The bilirubin surplus is deposited in several areas such as the eye, skin and mucous membranes, causing jaundice. Jaundice becomes apparent when bilirubin in the blood reaches more than 2.5 milligrams per 100 milliliters. It is sorted through the urine
The increase in the proportion of bilirubin in the serum after the obstruction of the gallbladder to excrete white and colorless stool; as bilirubin does not reach the intestine, and at times jaundice is accompanied by itching, and that is not healthy and sound, in the case of jaundice must be reviewed by the doctor .
In the case of jaundice, direct and indirect bilirubin should be tested. If indirect bilirubin is high, there is a liver problem. This indicates that the liver can not bind bilirubin to glucocoronide. For example, when the patient takes a dose Of the blood and inappropriate and the liver has been flooded with bilirubin and up to the blood circulation before it is associated with glycuronide, and the rise of direct bilirubin indicates that the defect in the secretion of bilirubin, which is related to the gallbladder.
The patient is equipped to perform the analysis by fasting the patient before taking the sample by hours. Melter is taken in a special tube. This sample is sent to the laboratory as soon as bilirubin is sensitive to light, which may affect the test result.