Editing Bilirubin (section)

=== Total bilirubin ===
Total bilirubin = direct bilirubin + indirect bilirubin<ref name="Tietze 2012 pp. 86–122">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/clinicalskillsfo0000tiet |title=Clinical Skills for Pharmacists |vauthors=Tietze KJ |publisher=Elsevier |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-323-07738-5 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/clinicalskillsfo0000tiet/page/86 86]–122 |chapter=Review of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests |doi=10.1016/b978-0-323-07738-5.10005-5 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

Elevation of both [[alanine aminotransferase]] (ALT) and bilirubin is more indicative of serious liver injury than is elevation in ALT alone, as postulated in [[Hy's law]] that elucidates the relation between the lab test results and [[drug-induced liver injury]]<ref name="Gwaltney-Brant 2016 pp. 87–99">{{cite book |title=Nutraceuticals |vauthors=Gwaltney-Brant SM |publisher=Elsevier |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-12-802147-7 |pages=87–99 |chapter=Nutraceuticals in Hepatic Diseases |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-802147-7.00007-3 |s2cid=78381597}}</ref>