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Test Requirements
 
Title
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL
Specimen Requirement
<p>1 SST/1.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate.</p>
Methodology
 
Stability
Refrigerated: 3 days; Frozen: 3 months
Reference Range
By Report
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
<p>Measurement of the levels of bilirubin, an organic compound formed during the normal and abnormal destruction of red blood cells, is used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver, hemolytic, hematologic, and metabolic disorders, including hepatitis and gall bladder block.</p>
Test Code
TBILI
 

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