Patient's question:
When I was young, my father's health was not very good. Recently, I took my father for a serum test. The test report showed that total bilirubin and direct bilirubin were elevated. So, I would like to consult a doctor. What are the effects of elevated total bilirubin and direct bilirubin?Doctor's answer:
Go to the hospital to check liver function. The increase in total bilirubin and direct bilirubin indicates damage to liver function. Under normal circumstances, if liver function is abnormal, the red blood cells destroyed by the liver will be metabolized by the liver and excreted from the body through urine and feces. Significant changes in urine color and changes in stool color require checking whether liver damage caused by hepatitis B exists, or whether the liver is overloaded due to an excessive number of red blood cells.