Bile Acids
| Bile Acids | |
| BILAC, total bile acids, TBA | |
| Serum (brown), Plasma (orange) | |
| 8hrs | |
| Serum total bile acids is used as an indicator of intra-hepatic cholestasis in pregnancy. When the bile flow is stopped or slowed down, this causes a build up of bile acids in the liver which can spill into the bloodstream, and leads to significantly increased serum TBA levels. | |
| No known methodological interferences | |
| <14umol/L | |
| Analytical error [1] | 6.2% |
| Reference change value [1] | N/A |
