urobilinogen in 24 hour urine

Reference interval

• 0.05-2.5 mg/day (0.1-4 umol/day)

Increases

• hemolytic anemia
• reabsorption of a large hematoma
• hepatitis
• liver cirrhosis

Decreases

• biliary obstruction
• broad-spectrum antibiotics
• congenital enzymatic jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia syndromes)
• treatment with drugs that acidify urine
  • ammonium chloride
  • ascorbic acid

Methods

• reaction with Ehrlich's reagent

More general terms

• urobilinogen in timed urine
• 24 hour urine

Additional terms

• urobilinogen