Sample type: Serum

Test name: Bilirubin-(Conjugated fraction) a.k.a. Direct bilirubin, gilberts split bilirubin

Condition / Indication: Jaundice

Special precautions & notes: Not part of liver profile

Reference range: Would not usually account for more than 33% of the total bilirubin.

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