Editing Bilirubin (section)

==Blood levels==
The bilirubin level found in the body reflects the balance between production and excretion. Blood test results are advised to always be interpreted using the reference range provided by the laboratory that performed the test. The [[SI units]] are μmol/L.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2010-04-12 |title=SI Units |url=https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/si-units |journal=NIST |language=en}}</ref> Typical ranges for adults are:<ref name=MedlinePlusBilirubin>{{MedlinePlusEncyclopedia|003479}}</ref>
* 0–0.3&nbsp;mg/dl – Direct (conjugated) bilirubin level
* 0.1–1.2&nbsp;mg/dl – Total serum bilirubin level

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!  || μmol/l = micromole/litre|| mg/dl = milligram/ decilitre
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| total bilirubin   || <21<ref>{{cite web|title=Harmonisation of Reference Intervals|url=http://www.pathologyharmony.co.uk/graphics/Pathology%20Harmony%20II%20%20for%20web.pdf|publisher=Pathology Harmony|access-date=23 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218052020/http://www.pathologyharmony.co.uk/graphics/Pathology%20Harmony%20II%20%20for%20web.pdf|archive-date=18 December 2014}}</ref> || <1.23
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| direct bilirubin   || 1.0–5.1<ref name=WebMD>{{cite web |url=http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/Bilirubin-15434?page=3 |title=Digestive Disorders Health Center: Bilirubin |access-date=2010-01-14 |website = [[WebMD]] | vauthors = Golonka D | page = 3 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100101020020/http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/bilirubin-15434?page=3| archive-date= 1 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> || 0–0.3,<ref name=MedlinePlus>{{MedlinePlusEncyclopedia|003468|CHEM-20}}</ref><br /> 0.1–0.3,<ref name=WebMD/><br /> 0.1–0.4<ref name=LSUHSC>{{cite web |url=http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/fammed/OutpatientManual/content.html |title=Laboratory tests |access-date=2007-08-14 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070813195939/http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/fammed/OutpatientManual/content.html| archive-date= 13 August 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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{{wide image|Blood values sorted by mass and molar concentration.png|3500px|[[Reference ranges for blood tests]], comparing blood content of bilirubin (shown in blue near horizontal center at around 3 mg/L and 3 μmol/L, scroll to the right to view) with other constituents<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Stricker R, Eberhart R, Chevailler MC, Quinn FA, Bischof P, Stricker R | title = Establishment of detailed reference values for luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, estradiol, and progesterone during different phases of the menstrual cycle on the Abbott ARCHITECT analyzer | journal = Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine | volume = 44 | issue = 7 | pages = 883–7 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16776638 | doi = 10.1515/CCLM.2006.160 | s2cid = 524952 }}</ref>}}