Sample type: Serum

Test name: Bilirubin

Condition / Indication: Jaundice

Special precautions & notes: Part of liver profile.

Reference range: Up to 1 yr: < 17 umol/L. 1 - 18 years: < 21 µmol/L. Adults: < 21 µmol/L.

Container: Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Automated Laboratory

Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours