MODULE 8 Flashcards
BILIRUBIN PIGMENT
orange-yellow pigment
bilirubin is removed by the parenchymal cells &
is conjugated with glucuronic acid to form
bilirubin diglucuronide
○ Type of jaundice which is the result of excessive
production of bilirubin.
HEMOLYTIC
○ Type of jaundice which is the result of excessive
production of bilirubin.
HEMOLYTIC
emerald green ring will develop at
the junction of the two liquids.
SMITH TEST
Nitric acid oxidizes bilirubin to biliverdin
GMELIN TEST
GMELIN TEST
COLOR PRODUCED:
GREEN TO VIOLET
Barium chloride reacts with sulphate in urine to form
barium sulphate
FOUCHET
FOAM TEST
: Formation of Yellow foam after shaking
SMITH TEST POSITIVE COLOR
EMERALD GREEN RING
REAGENT IN SMITH TEST
TINCTURE IODINE SOLUTION
REAGENT IN GMELIN TEST
5 ML CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID
FOUCHET TEST
x 5ml of 10% Barium chloride
_____ present in Fouchet’s reagent will combine
Trichloroacetic acid to oxidize Yellow Bilirubin to Green Biliverdin
Ferric chloride
presence of bile pigments in the urine
green
, also known as conjunctival icterus
● Scleral icterus
oxidizes bilirubin to biliverdin
nitirc acid
Metabolites of _____ give bright red-orange colors
phenazopyridine
Hemolytic
Bilirubin=
Urobilinogen=
normal, postive
Hepatic
Bilirubin=
Urobilinogen=
positive, increased
Obstructive
Bilirubin=
Urobilinogen=
positive, normal
