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Term Description

Bile acids are mostly absorbed in the intestine. A small amount is excreted into the feces or urine. Patients with a form of irritable bowel syndrome were found to synthesize and excrete higher levels of bile acid. PMID: 22610000
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Descriptions

LP15444-0   Bile acid
Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. They are produced in the liver by the oxidation of cholesterol, and are stored in gallbladder and secreted into the intestine in the form of salts. They act as surfactants, emulsifying lipids and assisting with their absorption and digestion. Synthesis of bile acids is a major consumer of cholesterol. The body synthesizes about 800 mg of cholesterol per day and about half of that is used for bile acid synthesis. In total about 20-30 grams of bile acids are secreted into the intestine daily; about 90% of excreted bile acids are reabsorbed (by active transport in the ileum) and recycled. This is referred to as the enterohepatic circulation. Since bile acids are made from endogenous cholesterol, the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids may be disrupted as a way to lower cholesterol. This is the mechanism of action behind bile acid sequestrants. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Bile acid (Wikipedia)

LP15444-0   Bile acid
The liver absorbs almost all bile except approximately 1% which spills to the peripheral circulation. With liver diseases, its ability to absorb bile acids may diminish, resulting in increased serum levels. Patients with intestinal malabsorption and metabolic disorders such as Gilbert's disease, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, or Dubin-Johnson syndrome do not exhibit elevated bile acids concentrations. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Bile acid
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Stool
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Bile Ac Stl-sCnc
Display Name
Bile acid (Stl) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Bile acid, Stool

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.42
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
11677

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
73725-4 Bile acid panel - 24 hour Stool

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Acido biliar:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Heces:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Ácido biliar:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Heces:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Sapphape:SCnc:Pt:St:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Roe
fr-CA French (Canada) Acide biliaire:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Selles:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Acides biliaires:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Selle:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Acide biliaire:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Selles:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Acido biliare:SCnc:Pt:Feci:Qn:
Synonyms: Acidi biliari Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) galzuur:mol/volume:moment:feces:kwantitatief:
Synonyms: ontlasting; feces
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Ácido Biliar::Pt:Fezes:Qn:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Желчная кислота:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Фекалии:Колич:
Synonyms: Желчные кислоты Количественный Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Safra asidi:SubKons:Zmlı:Dışkı:Kant:
Synonyms: Gaita; feçes
zh-CN Chinese (China) 胆汁酸:物质的量浓度:时间点:大便:定量型:
Synonyms: BA;TBA;总胆汁酸;胆汁酸.总计;胆汁酸盐;胆盐 便;大肠运动;排便;粪便;肠运动 克分子浓度;克分子浓度(单位体积);摩尔浓度;摩尔浓度(单位体积);物质的量浓度(单位体积) 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 精汁;胆;胆液 酸

Example Units

Unit Source
mmol/L Example UCUM Units

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