Bilirubin is a brownish-yellow pigment that’s produced when red blood cells break down. The substance is found in the liver and is normally passed out of the body during digestion. The natural process ...

Bilirubin is a viscous, brownish-yellow substance that is a natural byproduct of liver processes like breaking down old red blood cells. Normally, it is excreted from the body without cause for alarm, ...

When red blood cells die, they leave behind bilirubin, a yellow-orange pigment in the blood. The liver filters bilirubin from the bloodstream to be removed in your stool. If too much is in your system ...

A recently described method for assaying the specific hepatic enzyme responsible for the conjugation of bilirubin was applied to specimens of liver obtained at laparotomy or by percutaneous needle ...

Neonatal unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and resultant clinical jaundice affect up to approximately 85% of newborns. Although this condition is generally a benign, transitional phenomenon, ...

Q. Can you explain bilirubin and what the normal score should be on blood tests? I don't have my most recent blood work results handy, but I am always told that my bilirubin count is out of range and ...

Scientists say they have new experimental evidence of a novel role for bilirubin, a natural yellow pigment found in the body, in protecting humans from the worst effects of malaria and potentially ...

Universal testing for bilirubin lowers jaundice -- but is it worth it? Oct. 3, 2009— -- A new study has shown that universal screening for bilirubin reduced the number of infants who developed ...

Cerebral hypoxia remains a significant risk for neonatal morbidity and mortality, as well as long-term neurologic sequelae such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or seizure disorders (1, 2).

Current guidelines suggest that practitioners should not delay an infant's discharge to obtain a postphototherapy bilirubin level at less than 12 hours after cessation of phototherapy. Systematic ...