Bilirubin (Gesamtbilirubin)
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Visit your pharmacy and ask about CaboCheck.
With each test, you will receive an information sheet with your personal test QR code (CaboCheck-ID), through which you can retrieve the test result.
Test execution on-site or at a later date
You have the choice to have the test done directly in the pharmacy or to make an appointment. Sample collection is done quickly and easily by our special capillary blood machine, which ensures a gentle and efficient blood draw.
Quick and reliable results
Your sample will be evaluated by a professional laboratory, and you will receive your detailed laboratory report via email within 2-3 days. Benefit from the accuracy and reliability of medical laboratory tests, conveniently and easily conducted in your pharmacy.
CaboCheck Benefits
Professionelle Probenentnahme vor Ort in der Apotheke
Einfache Kapillarblutentnahme innerhalb von 2 Minuten
Auswertung durch medizinisches Facharztlabor
Labor-Ergebnisse als PDF oder online
Fragen und Antworten zu Bilirubin
What is the respective laboratory value?
Bilirubin is a breakdown product of hemoglobin that is formed during the decomposition of old red blood cells. The laboratory value measures the total bilirubin concentration in the blood, which consists of direct (conjugated) and indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin.
For whom is such a test to be considered?
Here is the translation: A bilirubin test is recommended for: • People with symptoms such as jaundice (icterus), dark urine or lighter stool • Patients suspected of having liver or biliary tract diseases (e.g. hepatitis, bile duct obstruction) • Newborns to investigate neonatal jaundice • Monitoring of patients with chronic liver diseases such as cirrhosis
What is it used for?
The test serves the diagnosis of diseases associated with impaired bilirubin processing, such as liver diseases, bile duct obstruction or hemolysis (increased breakdown of red blood cells).
What can be inferred from that?
Here is the translation: An elevated bilirubin level can indicate the following conditions: • Liver diseases such as hepatitis or cirrhosis • Bile duct obstruction or gallstones • Hemolytic anemias (increased breakdown of red blood cells) A low value is unremarkable and has no clinical significance. Symptoms of elevated bilirubin can include: • Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice) • Dark urine and light-colored stool • Fatigue and nausea
What is the ideal time for a test?
The testing can be carried out at any time of the day.
Particularly interesting?
• Bilirubin is often divided into direct (conjugated) and indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin to better identify the cause of an increase. • Newborns often have elevated bilirubin levels, which is usually harmless in physiological neonatal jaundice, but must be monitored if the values remain persistently high. • Certain medications or liver diseases can increase bilirubin levels.