| 31. | Examples of such compounds include bilirubin and urobilin, which exhibit a yellow color.
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| 32. | The downfall of this test occurs in the presence of hyperbilirubinemia or elevated bilirubin.
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| 33. | When the level of bilirubin exceeds 1 dl, a false positive could occur.
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| 34. | :: : : Actually, the yellow color comes from urochrome and bilirubin.
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| 35. | The unconjugated bilirubin still enters the liver cells and becomes conjugated in the usual way.
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| 36. | Intestinal bacteria convert the bilirubin into urobilinogen.
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| 37. | Bilirubin is excreted in bile and urine, and elevated levels may indicate certain diseases.
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| 38. | Acute cases can threaten to cause high blood levels of bilirubin, particularly in newborns.
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| 39. | Additionally, amineptine is known to rarely elevate transaminases, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin.
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| 40. | Gilbert is remembered for his description of a fairly common hereditary cause of increased bilirubin.
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