Bilirubin direct (Conjugated, bound Bilirubin; Bilirubin direct)

The interpretation of the research results contains information for the attending physician and is not a diagnosis. The information in this section cannot be used for self-diagnosis and self-medication. An accurate diagnosis is made by a doctor using both the results of this examination and the necessary information from other sources: anamnesis, results of other examinations, etc. Units of measurement: mmol/l. Alternative units: mg/dl. Conversion factors: mg/dl x 17.1 => mmol/l. Reference values Age Gender Reference values of mmol/l up to 14 days both 5.7-12.1 14 days – 1 year both < 5.2 1 year - 9 years both < 3.4 9 years -13 years both < 5.0 13 years - 19 years male 1.9-7.1 female 1.7-6.7 over 19 years both < 8.6 Interpretation of the results of a study on direct bilirubin in blood serum Increasing the values Impaired bilirubin excretion in the liver Acute viral hepatitis. Liver lesions of infectious etiology (hepatitis caused by cytomegalovirus, infectious mononucleosis, amoebiasis, opisthorchiasis, actinomycosis, secondary and tertiary syphilis). Acute toxic hepatitis, taking hepatotoxic medications. Pathology of the biliary tract (cholangitis, cholecystitis). Jaundice of pregnant women. Oncopathology (primary hepatocarcinoma, metastatic liver lesions). Functional hyperbilirubinemia (Dabin-Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome). Idiopathic neonatal hepatitis. Biliary obstruction Mechanical jaundice (cholelithiasis, tumors of the head of the pancreas, helminthic invasion). Biliary cirrhosis (primary or secondary). Sclerosing cholangitis. Biliary tract atresia.