Please discuss with Dr Kay. Note ALL medication. Values should increase 2.5 to 3-fold and exceed 35 mol per day after a metyrapone test. Values should double after a prolonged synacthen or a metyrapone test. Values largely reflect recent dietary or other intake.
Values largely reflect recent dietary or other intake.
Qualitative test should be negative. Values largely reflect recent dietary or other intake. Qualitative stick test should be negative. In jaundice, a negative result implies obstruction to bile flow into the gut. Specimen must be collected into strong hydrochloric acid, kept refrigerated, and shielded from light.