Medical Definition of Bromsulphalein test

1. An obsolete test for liver function (hepatic excretory capacity) in which a known amount of dye, usually 5 mg/kg of body weight, is injected intravenously; subsequently (usually after 45 minutes elapsed time), the amount of dye remaining in the serum is measured; a concentration of 0.4 mg or less of bromsulphalein per 100 ml of serum or less than 4% of the injected dye is considered normal; bromsulphalein retention may follow decreased hepatic blood flow or biliary obstruction as well as hepatic cell damage. Synonym: BSP test. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bromsulphalein Test

bromouracil
bromouracil
bromouracils
bromoviridae
bromovirus
Bromoviruses
brompheniramine
brompheniramine maleate
brompheniramine maleate
bromphenol blue
bromphenol blue
bromphenol test
brompicrin
brompton stock
bromsulfophthalein
bromsulphalein test (current term)
bromthymol blue
bromthymol blue
Bromus
Bromus arvensis
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus secalinus
Bromus tectorum
bromyrite
bronc
broncatar
bronchi
bronchi
bronchia

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