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Treatment for high bilirubin in adults
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lester Thompsonanswered
Pathology 35 years experience
UV light: Generally, this is a problem with newborns, where they have high bilirubin. In this setting, they are exposed to uv light to decrease it.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Something else?: With the pale stools, it's time to consider that perhaps you have a second cause of direct / conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, or that the diagnosis of d... Read More
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Dr. Elizabeth Yenanswered
Pediatric Gastroenterology 22 years experience
Needs evaluation: Dubin johnson syndrome causes a direct hyperbilirubinemia that is benign. A bilirubin of 25 with itching and fatigue raise concern for obstructive ja... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Medical first: Recommend detoxification & stabilization of your medical condition. Do you have an addiction medicine specialist treating you? Alcoholics anonymous ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Shaban Faruquianswered
Specializes in Gastroenterology
Rx underlying cause: Elevated levels may indicate liver damage or disease... One common, and harmless, cause of elevated bilirubin is Gilbert's syndrome, a deficiency in a... Read More
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231 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Katharine Coxanswered
Pediatric Emergency Medicine 47 years experience
Day 10: A bilirubin of this level on day 10 of life by itself is not dangerous. If the cause is also benign, ie elevated bilirubin related to breast feeding o... Read More
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3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 74-year-old male asked:
Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
Depends: If your hyperbilirubinemia is due to an underlying problem such as cholestasis or liver disease (what are other liver values?), then those should be a... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jay Bradleyanswered
Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery 20 years experience
Yellowish eyes: If you have normal liver function, then the yellowish tint may be normal for you. The color of an individual's white of the eye can vary. Staying hy... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends on cause: Jaundice is a symptom, like fever. The treatment depends on the cause of jaundice. It is not feasible to provide a more useful answer from the informa... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. A. tarig Ahmedanswered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Jaundice: Treatment depends on the cause of the jaundice. I would definitely have your mom checked with a physician to determine the cause of jaundice.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sidney Vinsonanswered
Gastroenterology 29 years experience
It depends: By definition, jaundice means yellow skin or eyes caused by elevated bilirubin. It generally requires a bilirubin of at least 3 to be noticed. The p... Read More
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