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Clinical chemistry definition? |
Is a systemic study of biochemical process associated with health and disease and the measurement of constituents in body fluids or tissue to facilitate diagnosis of disease |
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Disease of unknown cause |
Idiopathic |
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Purpose and function of lab through clinical pathology? |
Confirming/ rejecting a diagnosis Providing guidelines in patient management Establishing a prognosis Detecting disease through case finding/screening Monitoring follow up therapy |
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Everything that can me measured |
Parameter |
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Scope of clin chem |
Biochemistry Instrumentation Endocrinology Analytical chemistry Toxicology Computers Pharmacology Immunology |
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Foreign matter that are introduce to the body |
Xenobiotics |
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Six nutrients |
Carbohydrate Fats Protein Minerals Vitamin Water |
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4 excretory pathways |
Skin Liver Kidney Lungs |
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10 Essential (amino acids) |
Phenylalanine Valine Threonine Tryptophan Isoleucine Methionine Histadine Arginine Leucine Lysine |
PVT TIM HALL |
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Specimens/Sample are ______ while Substances are _________? |
Analyzed Measured/quantitated |
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Addresses acute patient needs |
POCT |
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Instruments in POCT |
Portable chemistry analyzer Glucometer BG analyzers Hemoglobin meters Coagulation testing |
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POCT is used in? |
Emergency dept. Operating suites Clinics HMO Physicians Nursing homes |
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MALFUNCTION of a cell cause by |
Insufficient blood supply Insufficient oxygen supply Insufficient supply of one / more essential nutrients Malignancy Accumulation of waste products Failure of control system Genetic deficiency of vital enzyme Destruction by trauma or by invasive agent |
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