Module 5- bile pigments and pophobilinogen Flashcards
pre -hepatic jaundice contains how much urobilnogen (+) ?
+++
what would be found in normal urine .. urinary bilirubin or urinary urobilinogen ?
urinary urobilogen (+)
hepatic jaundice contains how much of bilirubin and urobilinogen?
bilirubin (++), urobilogen (++)
post-heptaic jaundice contains how much bilirubin?
(+++)
why is it useful to detect ubg and billirubin?
early detection of hepatocellular disease, differential diagnosis of jaundice , screening test
what are the 2 methods of determining bilirubin?
dipstick, ictotest
what are 2 methods to determine urobilogen ?
bayer reaction (multstix), BMC reaction
What is the watson-schwartz test?
differentiating between urobilinogen and porphobilinogen
Define porphobilinogen (werewolves)
an intermediary in the synthesis of heme
Where does bilirubin come from ?
Dead rbc
What is the tablet called we use to test for urinary bilirubin ?
Tectotest
What protein does bilirubin bind with in the the plasma ?
Albumin
What 3 forms of jaundice
Pre hepatic, hepatic, post-hepatic