A Patient Is Seen with Dark-Colored Urine, and the Urine

question 25

Multiple Choice

A patient is seen with dark-colored urine, and the urine dipstick reveals a high level of bilirubin.Which of the following could be a cause of this problem?

• A)Increased breakdown of red blood cells
• B)Inadequate hepatocyte function
• C)Biliary obstruction
• D)All of the above

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Definitions:

Protein Catalyst

Enzymes that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells.

Chemical Reaction

A process that involves rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of substances, not involving a change in physical state.

ATP

Adenosine Triphosphate, a molecule that stores and transfers energy within cells, enabling metabolic processes.

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Produced artificially by chemical or biological processes.