<human>: Hi Doctor, I had severe sepsis and pneumonia and my bilirubin went up to 32 then down to 26 the next day. then 8 days after I had another blood test and my bili went down to 1.5 which is slightly elevated if you look at the normal range of =1.0. So another LFT was done after 1 month and my bili is still 1.5. I just want to ask you why it doesn t go down to normal level.
<bot>: Hi, 1. Bilirubin level may be elevated due to a lot of causes like: infection, liver failure and medication. 2. I need to know about your liver test like transaminase (AST and ALT). If they are elevated too than you need to be treated for hepatitis. Otherwise, bilirubin level 1.5 is slightly elevated, and it will need more than 8 weeks to be normalized. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. 