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Can Smoking Cause High Bilirubin Level?
hi i had a medical check up for immigration there i found that my bilirubin contents are much more, i have the habit of smoking does this affect me right now i am healthy because my medicals reports are sent to new zealand doctors for further checking,is there any problem with this high content right now i had stopped smoking
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no, that is just not likely directly due to cigarettes or everyone would be yellow.
various other causes include a genetic predisposition to elevated bilirubin of very little significance and.. any chemical including smoking might trigger it. And tumors/cancer can go to the liver .. this would be bad. Simple blood tests can show the minor disorder. More complicated imaging tests are needed for more serious liver diseases.
various other causes include a genetic predisposition to elevated bilirubin of very little significance and.. any chemical including smoking might trigger it. And tumors/cancer can go to the liver .. this would be bad. Simple blood tests can show the minor disorder. More complicated imaging tests are needed for more serious liver diseases.
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