Blood Care Assignment

(Newswire.net — August 18, 2018) Cheyenne, Wyoming — They say blood is thicker than water, and it is, but even the bonds between red blood cells have to be broken sometimes. As red blood cells age they degenerate and are expelled via stool and to a much lesser extent urine, during this process bilirubin is produced.

“The red blood cells have a lifespan of around 120 days and they are continually renewed,” states Medical News Today. “Red blood cells contain hemoglobin and it is this that gets broken down into bilirubin and other substances. The bilirubin is carried to the liver by albumin. Once in the liver, bilirubin gets “conjugated.” This means it becomes water-soluble and can be excreted. Unconjugated bilirubin is toxic, but conjugated bilirubin is not because it is removed from the body.” 

So if bilirubin is concentrated in urine, especially in an unconjugated state, then this spells big trouble if left unaddressed. Moreover, since bilirubin is a yellow compound it can’t simply be visually identified if too much gets passed through urine hence the need to conduct regular urinalysis to be on the safe side and the HealthyWiser™ Complete 10 Parameter Urinalysis Reagent Strips offer just this vital information. 

“Bilirubin is excreted in bile and urine, and elevated levels may indicate certain diseases,” details Wikipedia.com. “It is responsible for the yellow color of bruises and the yellow discoloration in jaundice. Its subsequent breakdown products, such as stercobilin, cause the brown color of faeces.” 

The effects of bilirubin building up in the body are far-reaching and there are a number of stages at which a problem may occur so it’s important to note bilirubin levels at all times. Bilirubin is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), in adults the appropriate amount is about 1.2 mg/dL and 1mg/dL in children under 18 years old, if a reading reaches 3 mg/dL then the skin yellows and jaundice becomes evident. But jaundice isn’t the only condition to be concerned about as high levels of bilirubin can point to anemia and liver diseases. 

“I kept having problems with my urine and kidney-area pain but every time I went to urgent care tests came back clear,” shares a verified HealthyWiser™ Complete 10 Parameter Urinalysis Reagent Strips customer on Amazon. “This helped me confirm something has been wrong and showing a doctor the result helped them pay attention to me. Finally a culture came back for a rare, antibiotic resistant type of strep and I am finally able to get treated after several months. It might have taken several more months or my situation to have gotten worse to get the sneaky bacteria or blood/bilirubin I was seeing to show up when I went to the clinic.” 

The HealthyWiser™ Complete 10 Parameter Urinalysis Reagent Strips are designed to accurately measure bilirubin, glucose, protein, pH, leukocytes, nitrites, ketones, blood, urobilinogen and specific gravity. Collecting data for such a wide range of things is an almost foolproof way to catching any disturbance or illness in its tracks as early detection always provides the opportunity for quick and effective treatment.