KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 97 · KROK (Dentistry)
For several days a 55-year-old female patient has had pain attacks in the right upper quadrant after eating fatty foods. Visually, there is yellowness of sclera and skin. The patient has acholous stool, beer-colored urine. What substance present in the patient’s urine causes its dark color?
- A. Bilirubin glucuronides
- B. Stercobilin
- C. Unconjugated bilirubin
- D. Ketone bodies
- E. Conjugated bilirubin
Hint
In obstructive jaundice, ask which bile pigment is water-soluble enough to pass through the glomerular filter into the urine.
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