Phenolsulfonphthalein - fee-nole-sul-fon-THAY-leen is using as a test to help diagnose problems or disease of the kidneys. This test determines how well your kidneys are working.
Phenolsulfonphthalein passes out of the body almost entirely in the urine. Measuring the amount of phenolsulfonphthalein in the urine can help the family doctor determine if the kidneys are help you.
How test is done: After you have emptied your bladder, phenolsulfonphthalein will be given by injection. Then you will be asked to empty your bladder into a container one or more times after the drug is given. The amount of this drug in your urine will be measured. Then the results of the test will be studied. The way the phenolsulfonphthalein test is done may be various for various diseaseds. Some diseaseds may have the phenolsulfonphthalein injected into a vein, others, into a muscle.
The best for you that you empty the bladder completely and collect all the urine when you are asked to do so. If any urine is left behind or lost, it will change the results of the test.
Phenolsulfonphthalein is to be using only under the supervision of a family doctor. It is available in the following dosage form:
Some commonly using names are phenol red and PSP .