How to Use bilirubin in a Sentence

bilirubin

noun
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  • The blue light helps to make the bilirubin easier for the liver to break down.
    — Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But the patient’s bilirubin was one and a half times the normal level.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Lab tests showed anemia, low blood platelets, and a buildup of bilirubin (which occurs when red blood cells break down).
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
  • If left untreated, the buildup of bilirubin can lead to a form of brain damage called kernicterus and even death.
    — Robert Lerose, Smithsonian, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The yellow color comes from too much bilirubin, a pigment made when red blood cells break down.
    — Tolu Ajiboye, Verywell Health, 12 May 2023
  • Or the problem could be in the liver, which takes up bilirubin from the bloodstream and metabolizes it.
    — Jonathan Reisman, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2016
  • Still, bilirubin goes up when red blood cells are destroyed at a higher-than-normal rate.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 18 Apr. 2018
  • In this patient’s case, the stuck gallstone blocked the flow of bilirubin into the gastrointestinal tract.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Garrett was placed under blue lights to treat his jaundice and bring down his bilirubin levels.
    — jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • This action can cause itchiness, possibly due to the bilirubin building up in the skin.
    — Ratika Gupta, SELF, 13 Sep. 2018
  • The BiliScreen app uses the smartphone's camera along with a series of algorithms to check for levels of bilirubin in the whites of a person's eyes.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The app, called BiliScreen, uses the smartphone's camera along with a series of algorithms to check for levels of bilirubin in the whites of a person's eyes.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Gilbert's syndrome can cause the occasional yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes because of too much build-up of bilirubin in the blood, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Rarely, a baby with very high bilirubin levels may require a blood transfusion.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 21 June 2017
  • When cholestasis happens, waste product known as bilirubin gets into the bloodstream.
    — Ratika Gupta, SELF, 13 Sep. 2018
  • Since your liver plays a major role in processing bilirubin, the hepatitis can lead to jaundice and yellowing of your skin and eyes.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Jaundice, in general, can occur when there is too much of a yellowish substance called bilirubin in the baby's blood.
    — Risa Kerslake, Parents, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Bilix’s nanoparticles aren’t the only way to boost bilirubin levels.
    — Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 8 June 2023
  • Lab tests showed that her bilirubin, a compound in the blood that is predictive of liver function, fell just outside the normal range, raising the red flag that barred her enrollment.
    — Aimee Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • That can give you jaundice, especially if the elimination of the extra bilirubin is blocked.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Good bacteria in your intestines break down some of the bilirubin in your bile into urobilinogen, which becomes urobilin.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The liver then gathers them and takes out the iron, creating the green waste product biliverdin, which is later transformed further into yellow bilirubin.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 17 May 2018
  • The blue light, explained Benes, decreases the level of bilirubin and helps yellowish bruises disappear faster.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 2 July 2019
  • Biliverdin can kill cells, destroy neurons and kill cells, which is why human livers attempt to filter out bilirubin as quickly as possible.
    — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2018
  • Severe jaundice, which usually occurs during the first week of life, can be treated by placing the baby under special blue light that helps break down and remove bilirubin from the blood.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • This buildup of bilirubin is one of the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer, as well as other diseases such as jaundice or hepatitis.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Key Takeaways Researchers have discovered that urine is yellow because of an enzyme called bilirubin reductase that’s made by certain microbes in the gut.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This type of jaundice can be treated by improving breastfeeding techniques and increasing feedings to help get rid of excess bilirubin.
    — Risa Kerslake, Parents, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There have been hints that bilirubin plays physiological roles.
    — Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 8 June 2023
  • His pediatrician ordered a test of the baby's bilirubin levels to make sure his liver was functioning properly.
    — jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022

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