Jaundice laboratory findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Lab tests

• Total and unconjugated bilirubin
  • Bilirubin is the major breakdown product of hemoglobin that is released from dying or damaged erythrocytes
  • The normal bilirubin range is 0.3-1.0 mg/dL
• Aspartate aminotransferase
• Alanine aminotransferase
• Albumin
• Alkaline phosphatase
• HIV serologies
• Hepatitis serologies
• Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
• Antimitochondrial antibodies
• Haptoglobin
• Reticulocyte count
• Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH)

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