Re: Blocked ducts/a OT Bilirubin

[Guest guest]

They must measure bilirubin differently up here in Canada. I've been told " normal " is below 25, my last 8 readings have been 8 or 9, and I'm not at all jaundiced.

Ian

a,Bilirubin is an output from the liver. When the ducts close the bilirubin can no longer take it normal path and seeps into the blood stream. The normal level of bilirubin is 1.2. So you father's high. This valus is also used in calculating the MELD score. You can get more information from this website:

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-- Ian Cribb P.Eng.

[Guest guest]

Ian,

It is indeed a different measurement. Bilirubin is expressed in the US

is expressed in mg/dl. Internationally it is expressed in SI Units.

The conversion is 1 mg/dl = 17.1 SI Units

in Seattle

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> They must measure bilirubin differently up here in Canada. I've been

told

> " normal " is below 25, my last 8 readings have been 8 or 9, and I'm

not at

> all jaundiced.

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> Ian

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