Question 1

what is a high bilirubin level in adults?

Accepted Answer

More than ~1.5 mg/dL: Or thereabouts. Whether it means anything is another story. Folks with gilbert's hover between here and maybe 3-4 without being sick. Folks who have hemolysis from illness or extreme athletics run a high bilirubin that's well tolerated. Liver disease and bile duct obstruction are likely to raise bile salts and the jaundice is thus more unpleasant.

Question 2

is a bilirubin level of 8 dangerous in adults?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Bilirubin of 8 suggests obstruction to bile flow, severe hepatitis, late cirrhosis or some metabolic anomaly.

Question 3

what effect does uv light have on bilirubin levels in adults?

Accepted Answer

Decrease level: Typically in moderation uv light will help to lower billirubin, but in an adult if the billirubin level is low the problem with the liver is probably diffrent and uv is not going to solve the problem.  See your doctor, or ask yourself what habits are you doing to destroy your liver?

Question 4

what would make bilirubin levels in adults go from 1.2 then 1.5 then down to 1.0? is this normal gallbladder was ok on ultrasound. what could it be?

Accepted Answer

This is normal: Your serum bilirubin isn't your height, shoe size, or even waistline. It varies quite a bit from week to week. Don't worry about it.

Question 5

what is a good treatment for an adult having bilirubin level 24 due to alcoholic jaundice?

Accepted Answer

Medical first: Recommend  detoxification & stabilization of your medical condition. Do you have an addiction medicine specialist treating you?  Alcoholics anonymous is a 12 step program that is the back bone for sobriety programs for most. Inpatient rehabiltation programs can be very beneficial.

Question 6

is 2.1 bilirubin level dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Your total bilirubin level is just above the upper limit of normal for most labs, but in isolation, it doesn't help in finding its root cause or knowing its significance.  Advise talking to your doctor about all your lab results.

Question 7

what causes low bilirubin in adults?

Accepted Answer

Don't worry: The lab's reference range is set up so that a few percent of healthy people's values lie below the bottom. Especially if you are not obviously sick, this means nothing.

Question 8

how to lower bilirubin in adult male?

Accepted Answer

Check with your doc: This may be a serious problem. Have it checked by your doc. Treatment depends on the diagnosis.

Question 9

what does bilirubin level of 42 mean?

Accepted Answer

Bilirubin: Elevated bilirubin can result from two main sources-- breakdown of hemoglobin (from red cells) and blockage of normal secretion from the liver (obstruction of a bile duct.) These two sources are distinguishable in blood (bound vs. unbound.) Get more information and correlation of type of bili to be sure.

Question 10

what is a normal bilirubin level typically?

Accepted Answer

below 5mg/dL: Any level below 5mg/dl is considered normal.

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