Test Code N.BILIT&D BILIRUBIN, FRACTIONATED

Important Note

Protect from LIGHT. Direct exposure from sunlight can decrease bilirubin by 50% within 1 hour.

Automated Chemistry Analyzer

Serum or Plasma

Container: SST tube or Green top Lithium heparin

Specimen Collection: 1 mL (minimum 0.5 mL)

Allow specimen to clot completely if a serum tube (SST) was used.
Separate serum (SST) or plasma (Lithium Heparin) from cells within 24 hours and transport refrigerated. If red top tube is collected, separate serum from cells within 2 hours and place in separate plastic tube.
Properly label tube with patients name, DOB, requisition number and type of tube, i.e. GREEN.
Specimen needs to be protected from light.

Refrigerated: 24 hours on gel, 7 days poured off in amber transport tube

1. Hemolyzed samples.

2. Gross lipemia.

24 to 48 hours

Bilirubin, Total	mg/dL
Newborn	1.5 - 9.4
3 days	4.5 - 9.4
1 mo	0.3 - 1.2
Bilirubin, Direct	mg/dL
Newborn	0.10 - 0.50
1 mo	0.00 - 0.50
Bilirubin, Indirect	mg/dL
	No Reference Range Established

Critical : REFER TO LH-W CRITICAL VALUES POLICY

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