BILIRUBINURIA

Course overview

BILIRUBINURIA IS THE PRESENCE OF BILIRUBIN IN THE URINE, USUALLY DETECTED WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE URINE DIPSTICK TEST. ITS PRESENCE IS ABNORMAL AND CAN BE THE FIRST CLINICAL POINTER OF SERIOUS UNDERLYING HEPATOBILIARY DISORDER EVEN BEFORE CLINICAL JAUNDICE IS APPRECIATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH BILIRUBINURIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.