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Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment produced during the breakdown of red blood cells. It is processed by the liver and excreted out of the body. High levels of bilirubin may indicate liver or bile duct problems, gallstones, Gilbert’s syndrome, liver dysfunction, or hepatitis.
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Bilirubin is a yellowish substance made during your body's normal process of breaking down old red blood cells. Bilirubin is found in bile, a fluid your liver makes that helps you digest food.
If your liver is healthy, it will remove most of the bilirubin from your body.
Bilirubin Blood Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test
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Bilirubin (bil-ih-ROO-bin) is a yellowish pigment that is made during the breakdown of red blood cells. Bilirubin passes through the liver and is eventually excreted out of the body.
Higher than usual levels of bilirubin may indicate different types of liver or bile duct problems.
Bilirubin test - Mayo Clinic
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Bilirubin is an orange-yellow pigment that occurs normally when part of your red blood cells break down. Your liver takes the bilirubin from your blood and changes its chemical make-up so that most of it is passed through your poop as bile.
Bilirubin Test: High vs. Low Levels, Direct vs. Indirect - WebMD
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Bilirubin ( BR) ( Latin for "red bile") is a red-orange compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates. This catabolism is a necessary…
Bilirubin - Wikipedia
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Bilirubin is a byproduct of broken-down old red blood cells . When red blood cells finish their life cycles in your body, they break down and pass through your bloodstream to your liver for processing. Your liver sorts bilirubin with other waste products into a fluid called bile.
Bilirubin Test: Understanding High vs. Low Levels & Its Causes
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