Question

Excess bile pigments in urine indicates

• A. Anaemia
• B. Diabetes insipidus
• C. Jaundice
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Jaundice

Bile pigments are absent in the normal urine. Presence of bile pigments in the urine indicate liver dysfunction. Excess amounts of bilirubin in the body can be caused by the overproduction of bilirubin. This condition may be due to the failure of the liver cells to metabolise and excrete the bilirubin produced. There may be blockage of the bile ducts which results in the accumulation of the bile. Bilirubin is excreted in bile and urine. The elevated levels may indicate certain diseased condition. It is responsible for the yellow discoloration in jaundice.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.