What Does Increased Bilirubin Level Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2014

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Question : My ast is 47iu/l and slt 33iu/l. My total bilirubin 2.3mg/dl my direct bilirubin 0.4 mg and indirect bilirubin 1.9 also ggtp 53u/l I am a 46 year old female who don't drink or smoke what does that mean my cholesterol is 247

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following causes to be excluded...

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,

I have gone through your lab reports, and I have noticed that your indirect bilirubin is increased. This makes me think over :
- hemolysis
- medications
- Gilbert's syndrome (if you have always increased bilirubin level)
- anemia
- deficiency of vit.b12

At this point, I suggest to run a complete blood work to exclude anemia and measure the vit.b12 levels in blood.

Your cholesterol level is slightly elevated; I advise lifestyle and diet changes.

All the best!
Dr.Klerida

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar