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Explain the differences in methodology between total and direct bilirubin.
A
The differences in methodology between total bilirubin and direct bilirubin is that in the total bilirubin methodology acid caffeine sodium benzoate is used as an accelerator to help unconjugated bilirubin become water soluble to react with diazo reagent. The direct bilirubin methodology does not use an accelerator.
