SULFOBROMOPHTHALEIN SODIUM EXCRETION TEST AS A MEASURE OF LIVER FUNCTION IN PREMATURE INFANTS

In normal adults, following a single intravenous injection of BSP, the logarithmic decline of plasma BSP levels is rectilinear. In patients with hepatic disease, the plotted values are curvilinear with flattening of the curve, or "saturation," occurring at high plasma BSP concentration. The use of t... View More