How to Treat Elevated Bilirubin and Decreased Albumin

Elevated bilirubin and decreased albumin are common in cirrhosis and liver failure caused by various reasons, including the treatment of the cause, for example, chronic hepatitis B can be applied to entecavir, ursodeoxycholic acid and other hepatoprotective treatments, as well as the treatment of complications, for example, a large number of patients with ascites can be transfused with albumin, diuretic. 1. Treatment: Chronic hepatitis B should be treated with antiviral therapy such as entecavir and tenofovir; alcoholic liver disease should be treated by abstaining from alcohol and not consuming any food containing alcohol; secondary biliary cirrhosis should be treated by surgery to relieve biliary obstruction. 2. Hepatoprotective therapy: adenosylmethionine, ursodeoxycholic acid, diammonium glycyrrhizinate, intravenous infusion therapy if necessary, such as hepatocyte growth promoter, reduced glutathione, glycyrrhizic acid preparations and so on. 3. Treatment of complications: albumin infusion, furosemide, spironolactone diuretic for those with low albumin and large amount of ascites; splenectomy for those with hypersplenism; bleeding from rupture of esophagogastric fundal varices should be stopped, rehydration, blood transfusion, and endoscopic surgery if necessary. Bilirubin elevated albumin decreased should be to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor treatment.