sulfobromophthalein

sulfobromophthalein

[sul′fəbrō′məfthal′ēn, -ē·in]

a substance used in its disodium salt form for evaluating the function of the liver.

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sulfobromophthalein [sul″fo-bro″mo-thal´ēn]

a sulfur- and bromine-containing compound, used as the sodium salt in liver function tests; see also bromsulphalein.

sulfobromophthalein test a liver function test in which the dye sulfobromophthalein sodium is introduced into the circulatory system and a blood sample is withdrawn 30 or 45 minutes later, depending on the dose injected. The parenchymal cells remove almost all of the dye within this time if they are functioning normally. The rate of removal is influenced by the blood flow through the portal circulation, the functioning capacity of the liver cells, and the patency of the biliary tract.

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sulfobromophthalein

a sulfur- and bromine-containing compound used in liver function tests. The commercial name for the test reagent is Bromsulphalein.

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sulfobromophthalein clearance test

used as a test of liver function. The compound is injected intravenously and measurement made at intervals of its serum concentration. Too slow a clearance is an indication of hepatic insufficiency. Called also BSP test.