Urobilinogen levels in obstructed jaundice due to gallstones will be:
High-Yield Explanation
Ans: D. Completely absent(Ref: Harrison 19Ie p280, 18Ie p325)Suggestive of obstructive jaundice. Function testPrehepatic jaundiceHepatic jaundicePost-hepatic (Obstructive) jaundiceTotal bilirubinNormal/ increasedIncreaseddegIncreaseddegConjugated bilirubinNormalIncreaseddegIncreaseddegUnconjugated bilirubinNormal/ increasedIncreaseddegNormalUrobilinogenNormal/ increasedDecreaseddegDecreased/ negativedegUrine colorNormalDark (urobilinogen +conjugated bilirubin)degDark (conjugated bilirubin)degStool colorNormalNormal/paledegPaledegAlkaline phosphatase levelsNormalIncreaseddegIncreaseddegAlanine transferase & aspaate transferase levelsNormalIncreaseddegIncreaseddegConjugated bilirubin in urineAbsentdegPresentdegPresentdegSplenomegalyPresentdegPresentdegAbsentdeg