Abstract
Basal and maximal acid outputs have been measured in 42 patients with jaundice of known ætiology, and compared with the results obtained in 25 controls. The basal acid outputs did not differ. The maximal acid output in the group of patients with jaundice was significantly lower than the acid output in the control group. 18 of the patients with jaundice were achlorhydric. The acid secretory response was not of value in differentiating the various types of jaundice. The reduction in acid output was related to the age of the patient but not to quantitative tests of liver function.
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