This pilot study evaluates a newly developed point-of-care (PoC) device designed to measure bilirubin levels in human blood ...

While most newborn jaundice cases are harmless, experts warn that untreated severe jaundice may lead to rare but serious ...

What are normal bilirubin levels in babies? If your child has just been born, there is a possibility that he/she will experience jaundice orNeonatal Jaundice. Jaundicevery often found in newborns.

Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia: Bilirubin that has been altered by the liver and is more readily passed in urine and bile. It's sometimes called direct. Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia: Bilirubin that ...

The direct bilirubin (DBIL) is considered an inflammatory marker and has been proved to play an important role in predicting the poor prognosis of patients with acute and chronic heart failure (13, 14 ...

Blood tests can measure indirect, direct, or total bilirubin levels (a combination of both types). Normal total bilirubin levels are typically around 1.2 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) for adults ...

Bilirubin is a waste product that results from the death of old or damaged red blood cells. Usually, the liver converts bilirubin into a water-soluble state known as conjugated, or direct bilirubin.

When HDFN occurs, maternal immunoglobulin G antibodies become attached to fetal red blood cells (RBCs), which can lead to RBC destruction—known as hemolysis. This accelerated destruction of RBCs can ...