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Colorimetric method

Method of Magnesium

Photometric Colorimetric Test for Magnesium with Lipid Clearing Factor

Principle of Magnesium

CAPS


3- cyclohexylamino- 1 propane sulfonic acid

Buffer used in Magnesium

Used as a masking agent to prevent Calcium interferences

Use of GEDTA

Xylidyl blue or Magon dye

Chromogen used in Magnesium

Serum

Preferred specimen for Magnesium

On day 1, urinate into the toilet.


Afterwards, collect all urine in a container for the next 24 hours.


On day 2, urinate into the container.

How to collect a 24 hour urine specimen?

To prevent precipitation

Why should we acidify the urine?

10 ul STD + 1000 ul RGT

How to prepare sample for Magnesium?

Conventional


2.50 mg/dl


SI


1.03 mmol/L

Magnesium concentration

- magnesium concentration is 10x greater in RBC than plasma


- intracellular Mg is greater than plasma

Why should we avoid hemolysis in Magnesium?

CFM


Calagmite


Formazen dye


Methylthymol blue

3 colorimetric methods of Magnesium

AAS


Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Reference method for measuring Magnesium

It clears a turbidity caused by lipemic specimens up to 2000 mg/dl triglycerides

Use of LCF in magnesium

2nd most abundant cation in ICF


4th most abundant cation in the body

What is Magnesium?

PAT


PTH increase


Aldosterone decrease


Thyroxine decrease

Regulators of Magnesium

Fiske Subbarow Colorimetric method


Enzymatic method

Analytical procedures of Phosphorus

Colorimetric method (Fiske Subbarow Colorimetric Method)

Method of Phosphorus

Photometric UV test

Principle of Phosphorus

Because wavelength employed is 340 nm which is part of UV light

Why use UV in Phosphorus?

Triethanolamine Lauryl Sulfate (used for deproteinization

Detergent used in Phosphorus

RBCs have increase amount of phosphorus

Why should we avoid hemolysis in Phosphorus?

Inorganic phosphorus

Type of phosphorus detected in the lab

Because it's intracellular

Why not measure organic phosphorus?

10 ul STD + 1000 ul RGT

Sample preparation of phosphorus

Conventional


10 mg/dl


SI


3.2 mmol/L

Phosphorus concentration

Calcium

Phosphorus has an inverse relationship with what analyte?

Ammoniumheptamolybdate

Chromogenic substance in Phosphorus

Sulfuric acid

Acidic medium and surfactant in Phosphorus RGT

Major intracellular anion

What is Phosphorus?

PVG


PTH


Vitamin D


Growth Hormone

Regulators of Phosphorus

Fasting specimen

Special patient preparation for Phosphorus

Blue

Color of magnesium

Yellow

Color of phosphorus

Yellow

Color of ALP

BBKLIPS


Bone


Biliary Tract


Kidney


Liver


Intestine


Placenta


Spleen

ALP is seen in what organs?

HBP


Hepatobiliary disorders


Bone disorders


Pregnancy complications

ALP is increased in?

HM


Hypophosphatasia


Mg deficiency

ALP is decreased in?

SHE


Selective Chemical Inhibition Test


Heat Stability Test


Electrophoresis

ALP isoenzyme fractions

Bowers and McComb method


(kinetic method)

Method for ALP

Infant


Children


Pregnant women

ALP is normally increased in

Liver


Bone

2 major organs of ALP

ALP

Any bone damage will increase what enzyme?

Magnesium Chloride

Activator of ALP

- responsible for alkaline pH


- phosphate acceptor


- inhibits phosphate

Function of DEA buffer

2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol

Substitute for DEA buffer

ALP is 6x greater in concentration

Why should we avoid hemolysis in ALP?

20 ul STD


1000 ul RGT

Pipetting scheme in ALP

PILB


Placental


Intestinal


Liver


Bone

Most heat stable to labile ALP isoenzyme

Intestinal isoenzymes in blood types B and O

What ALP isoenzymes are increased in fatty meals?

Hepatobiliary disorders

Clinical significance why physicians order ALP tests?

p-nitrophenol

End product of ALP

For the reaction to occur

Why is pH of ALP important?

DEA


Diethanolamine buffer (10.35)

Buffer in ALP

p-nitrophenylphosphate

Substrate in ALP

Fasting serum

Preferred specimen for ALP

Zinc

ALP is a metalloenzyme and requires what trace element?

Principle of ALP

Colorimetric Humazym Test

Principle of ACP

Citrate buffer (5.2)

Buffer used in ACP

1- naphthyl phosphate

Substrate in ACP

To preserve the viability of substrate

Why is ACP substrate lyophilized?

Stabilizes serum @ Room Temperature

Use of acetic acid in ACP

Citrated Plasma

Specimen of choice for ACP

200 ul SAMPLE + 2000 ul RGT

Pipetting scheme of ACP

No, it's PSA.


Prostate Specific Antigen

Is ACP highly specific?

0-35 ng/ml

Normal value of ACP

Babson & Read & Philipps

Method of ACP

1-naphthyl phosphate

Main substrate of ACP

It acts as a chromogen

Use of FR-TR salt in ACP

RBCs and Platelets

What cells contain ACP?

Two-point assay

ACP Type of Assay

Yes

Is ALP a screening test?

1. PSA


2. BIOPSY

If ACP is the screening test, what are the diagnostic markers?

ACP

Decrease CO2 ;


Increase pH


= alkaline pH



What enzyme is affected?

FR-TR Salt


4-chloro-2-methylphenyl diazonium salt

Chromogen used in ACP

Amylum

Old name of Amylase

Colorimetric test for alpha-Amylase

Principle of amylase

Maltotrioside method

Method of Amylase

2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-maltotrioside

New substrate of Amylase

MES buffer (6.0)


2-(n-morpholino) ethane sulfonic acid

Buffer used in Amylase

CALCIUM acetate


Sodium CHLORIDE

Activators of Amylase

20 ul SAMPLE + 1000 ul RGT

Pipetting scheme for Amylase

6.9

Optimum pH of Amylase

24 hours

Peak of Amylase and Lipase

6 hours

Rise of Lipase

2-12 hours

Rise of Amylase

3-5 days

Amylase will normalize after?

8-14 days

Lipase will normalize after?

O sir, PED pa.



Obstruction of the pancreatic duct


Salivary gland lesions (mumps)


Intraabdominal disease


Renal insufficiency


Peptic ulcer


Ectopic pregnancy


Diabetic ketoacidosis


Patients who are alcoholics


Acute Pancreatitis

Clinical significance of increase Amylase

2-chloro-4-nitrophenol

End product of Amylase

Acute Pancreatitis

P3 is pathognomic for?

Lipase

Enzyme which is most specific for pancreatic marker

Amylase

Earliest acute pancreatitis marker

LiquiUV test

Principle of ALT

Expert Panel of the IFCC (International Federation of Clinical Chemistry)

IFCC definition

TRIS buffer (pH 7.5)

Buffer for ALT

200 ul SAMPLE + 1000 ul RGT

Pipetting scheme of ALT

Kinetic method

Method for ALT

Because ALT is mainly produced in the LIVER.

Why is ALT considered as liver specific given that AST has the highest activity in hepatocytes?

- Post transfusional hepatitis


- Occupational Toxic Exposure

ALT is a screening test for?

Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (associated with Vitamin B6)

Coenzyme for AST and ALT

AST (16 hours)


It has a shorter half life.

In cases of hepatitis, which will rise first in patient's serum?

24 hours

Half life of ALT

AST/ ALT

Deritis ratio

L- alanine

Amino donor in ALT

2- oxoglutarate

Amino acceptor of ALT

LDH

2nd coupling enzyme or auxilliary enzyme of ALT

It acts as a secondary substrate.

Role of NADH in ALT

LiquiUV test

Principle for AST

Karmen method


(kinetic method)

Method for AST

TRIS buffer (pH 7.8)

Buffer for AST

L- aspartate

Amino acid donor in AST

MDH

2nd coupling enzyme in AST

2- oxoglutarate

Amino acid acceptor of AST

Nonhemolyzed serum

Preferred specimen for AST

200 ul SAMPLE + 1000 ul RGT

Pipetting scheme for AST

Heart

Main organ for AST

Liver

Main organ for ALT

Photometric Test for Calcium

Principle of Calcium liquicolor

CPC Method


O-cresolphthalein-complexone

Method for Calcium

Lysine buffer (pH 11.1)

Buffer for Calcium

8-Hydroxyquinoline

Yellow masking agent and removes Magnesium interference in Calcium

Serum


Lithium Heparinized plasma

Specimen in Calcium

20 ul STD + 1000 ul RGT

Pipetting scheme of Calcium

Ionized Calcium

Form of calcium that is closely monitored during surgery

Myocardial contraction


Blood coagulation


Skeletal mineralization


Synthesis and regulation of endocrine and exocrine glands

Functions of Calcium

PTH


Vitamin D


Calcitonin

Regulators of Serum Calcium

-It must be transported in ice


- blood should be collected anaerobically



Special specimen consideration for Calcium

Photometric Colorimetric Test for Chloride

Principle of Chloride

TPTZ 2,4,6-Tri-(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine


Or


Mercuric Thiocyanate Method

Method for Chloride

Iron Sulfate

Stabilizes the colored compound of Chloride

Serum


CSF


Urine

Specimen for Chloride

50 ul SAMPLE + 2000 ul RGT

Macro pipetting scheme of Chloride

Major extracellular anion


The ONLY ANION enzyme activator

What is Chloride?

Van den Berg reaction

Principle for Bilirubin

Modified Jendrassik Grof Method

Method for Bilirubin

Sulphanilic acid + Sodium nitrite

DSA?

Bilirubin + DSA

Direct Azobilirubin?

Bilirubin + DSA + accelerator

Total Azobilirubin?

Sulphanilic acid


Hydrochloric acid

Destroys excess diazo rgt in bilirubin

Caffeine / Caffeine Sodium Benzoate

Accelerator in Bilirubin

Sodium nitrite

Aids in color intensity for Bilirubin

Because hemoglobin will compete with diazo reagent

Why should you avoid hemolysis in Bilirubin?

Improper storage of Total Bilirubin

Why are there black ppt in Bilirubin?

Evelyn Malloy method

Bilirubin method which uses pH 1.2

RPA


Red Purple Azobilirubin

End product of bilirubin

To prevent protein precipitation

Use of Sodium benzoate in Bilirubin

SGOT


Albumin concentration


Prothrombin Time


Serum Bilirubin


Plasma enzymes:


GGT


5-NT


ALP

Other tests that will assess Liver Function