Bile Acids
(
Biochemistry
)
Investigation
:
Bile Acids
Specimen type
:
Serum_or_Serum_Gel
Spec container
:
Serum_or_Serum Gel
Volume required
:
5 ml
Reference range
:
0 - 10 umol/L
A result <10 umol/L essentially excludes obstetric cholestasis
Bile Acids should not be measured on patients treated with Ursodeoxycholic Acid.
Additional information
on
bile acids
and their clinical use can be found here:
bile acids
.
RCOG 2011 Guideline Obstetric Cholestasis.pdf
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