Very small quantities of urobilinogen are normally found in the urine.In the clinical laboratory, urinary urobilinogen is useful for differentiating between types of jaundice.Specifically, you have to expect the following levels in patients with acute hepatitis (but without cholestasis) , severe hemolysis, and cholestasis (biliary obstruction) :
A) Hemolysis: reduced; hepatitis: reduced; cholestasis: elevated.
B) Hemolysis: absent; hepatitis: elevated; cholestasis: absent.
C) Hemolysis: elevated; hepatitis: elevated; cholestasis: elevated.
D) Hemolysis: elevated; hepatitis: elevated; cholestasis: absent.
E) Hemolysis: elevated; hepatitis: reduced; cholestasis: reduced.
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