Thank you for the video its very helpful. But there's something bothering me, if conjugated bilirubin is water soluble, how does it cause jaundice? because unlike the unconjugated bilirubin which is lipid soluble, it cant difuse into cells. Does both bilirubin also have special transporter that can let them go through the cells beside the hepatocytes? thank you.
Thank you for the presentation. But I have a question: A normal direct bilirubin can be anywhere from .2 to .4. Barring any disease and any of the aforementioned genetic factors, why is there any conjugated bilirubin at all in the bloodstream? Thank you
my billirubin is 1.3 i m pregnant can i eat fat food such as likr chees nuts meyoniz coz my baby weight is 1830 and i am having fungal skin infaction too. plzzz explain early
I had my blood work done a couple of months back and my bilirubin level was elevated slightly, any suggestions on how to bring it back down? Diet, supplements etc?
Best explanation of this mechanism I've found, so thanks for making this! Reading a Wikipedia article on bilirubin beforehand helped me follow this video as I'm a layman. I'd love to know the mechanism of how the bilirubin then affects the body with jaundice, stomach pain, vomiting, and also how it is then removed from the bloodstream.
Thank you for making this video, and doing such a great job of explaining unconjugated bilirubin vs. conjugated bilirubin. I work with a lot of people who are experiencing liver failure, and was looking for a way to explain it to them. I hope you don't mind, I put your video on this page: healing-liver-cirrhosis.blogspot.com/2018/04/more-side-effects-of-furosemide-am-i.html I was shocked to see that Furosemide - a very common diuretic - is known to cause elevated bilirubin levels. There's so much to learn about the liver and what it does, and it can be so confusing. I wish everyone could break things down in the way that you do. Thank you again.
