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Normal finding in Laboratory plasma cortisol determination morning values vs. evening values
higher in the morning and lower in the evening
In the lIver bilirubin is conveted to
bilirubin-diglucuronide
a condition that occurs when your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol for a long time
Cushing's syndrome
a disorder that occurs when your body produces insufficient amounts of certain hormones produced by your adrenal glands
Addison's disease
a disorder in which your pituitary gland fails to produce one or more of its hormones, or doesn't produce enough of them
Hypopituitarism
serum or plasma samples with elevated bilirubin levels
bilirubin-albumin complex
brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
Urobilin
a colorless compound formed in the intestines by reduction of bilirubin
Urobilinogen
electrophoretic pattern of a plasma sample compared with serum sample shows
sharp fibrinogen peak
Serum vs. plasma
No fibrinogen vs. Fibrinogen present
The Biruet reaction for the analysis of serum peotin depends on the number of
peptide bonds
Total iron-binding capacity measures the serum iron transporting capacity of
transferrin
intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion
ferritin
In the jendrassik-Grof method for the determination of serum bilirubin concentration, quantitation is obtained by measuring the green color of
azobilirubin
Absorbance may be converted to persent transmittance using the formula
2-log%T
AST and ALT are both elevated in
viral hepatitis
associated with liver parenchymal cells
AST and ALT
the ALT is a more specific indicator of liver inflammation than
AST
Help test for acute liver damage but is replaced by the cardiac troponins
AST
Ca concentration in the serum is regulated by
parathyroid hormone
Adrenal cortical hormone
corticosterone
Blood pCO2 can be determined by
calculation of blood O2 and total CO2 concentration
Most of the carbondiiode present in blood is in the form of
bicarbonate
In the potentiometric measurement of H+ ion concentration, reference electrodes that may be used include
silver-silver cholride
In a spectophotometer, light of a specific wavelength can be isolated from white light with
diffraction grating
osmolaity of a urine/serum specimen is measured by a change in the
freezing point
Glucuse can change if
left standing at room temperature for eight hours before processing
a urine screening test for porphobilinogen is postive what disease is it?
acute porphyria
In electrophoretic analysis, buffers
acts as a carrier for ions
Elevated serum iron with normal iron binding capacity is associated with
pernicious anemia
the presence of bacteria in the blood
Septicemia
a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells
iron deficiency anemia
stimulant that causes localized sweating for the sweat test
pilocarpine nitrate
Serum osmolality incorporated a correction for the water content of plasma
2Na + (Glucose/20) + (BUN/3)
calculated and measured osmolality values
Osmolal gap
the temperature at equilbrium is a funcation of the number of particels in solution
cryoscoppic osmometry
the degree to which the kidney concentrates the glomerular filtrate
urine to serum osmolality ratio
Indicative of pancreatitis
amylase
cyclic antidepressants
basic drug
In a speicmen collected for plasma glucose analysis, sodium fluoride
inhibits glycolysis
The average osmolal gap is near
0
To be analyzed by gas liquid chromatography a compound must
be volatile or made volatile
The solute that contributes most to the total serum osmolality
Na
Amperometic measurement
pO2 electrode
unsaturated A ring
estrogen
In a bichromaticananyzer , dual wavelengths are employed to
minimize the effect of interference
presnce of seminal fluid can be measured by
acid phosphatase
Nephrotic syndrome would have which serum protein fractins elevated
alpha2-globulin and beta globulin
a condition marked by low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood due to breathing excessively.
Respiratory alkalosis
decreased respiration causes increased blood carbon dioxide and decreased pH
respiratory acidosis
hs-CRP >10.0 mg/L, the patient should be evaluated for
an acute inflammatory condition
hs-CRP between 3-10 mg/L
high risk for CVD
caffine is used to accelerate the reaction of unconjugated bilirubin with the diazo reagent
Jendrassik-Grof method
Isoenzymes of CK include
MB
MM
BB
associated with alkaline pH, CO2 would be increased to counteract the alkalosis
Compensated Metabolic alkalosis
hs-CRP >10.0 mg/L, the patient should be evaluated for
an acute inflammatory condition
associated with alkaline pH, CO2 would be increased to counteract the alkalosis
Compensated Metabolic alkalosis
hs-CRP between 3-10 mg/L
high risk for CVD
associated with alkaline pH, CO2 would be increased to counteract the alkalosis
Compensated Metabolic alkalosis
hs-CRP >10.0 mg/L, the patient should be evaluated for
an acute inflammatory condition
hs-CRP >10.0 mg/L, the patient should be evaluated for
an acute inflammatory condition
hs-CRP between 3-10 mg/L
high risk for CVD
hs-CRP between 3-10 mg/L
high risk for CVD
caffine is used to accelerate the reaction of unconjugated bilirubin with the diazo reagent
Jendrassik-Grof method
caffine is used to accelerate the reaction of unconjugated bilirubin with the diazo reagent
Jendrassik-Grof method
caffine is used to accelerate the reaction of unconjugated bilirubin with the diazo reagent
Jendrassik-Grof method
Isoenzymes of CK include
MB
MM
BB
Isoenzymes of CK include
MB
MM
BB
Isoenzymes of CK include
MB
MM
BB
protein catalysts of biological origin
Enzymes
elevated in hemolysis
K
portion of enzyme that is sepreated from its cofacter
Apoenzyme
related enzyme with a different chemical structure
isoenzyme
non-protein molecule (often a vitamin) that helps an enzyme become active
coenzyme
used to collect sweat for chloride analysis
iontophoresis
actually stimulates sweat glands
Pilocarpine
Which band is not made up of a mixture of proteins
Albumin
In the condition kernicterus, the abnormal accumulation of bilirubin occurs in what tissue
Brain
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is produced by
pituitary
produces corticosteroid hormones, androgens, aldosterone
adrenal cortex
produces catecholamines such as epinephrine and norepinephrine
adrenal medulla
produces thyroid hormones such as T3 and T4
thryoid gland
Low pH hyperventilating, and lowering pCO2, in an attempt to restore normal pH, resulting in a compensated or partially compensated metabolic acidosis.
Metabolic acidosis
B-hydroxybutyric acid is formed as the result of an accumulation
acetyl Co A
The ultimate end product of both epinephrine and norepinephrine metabolism is
vanillylmandellic acid (VMA)
Cryoglobulin testing can be used to
Help diagnose Raynaud's syndrome
the substance that is measured to estimate the serum concentration of triglycerides by
glycerol
The most sensitive enzyamtiv indicator for liver damage from ethanol intake is
GGT
diagnostic liver function test, to determine liver health elevated levels often suggest the existence of other medical problems such as viral hepatitis, congestive heart failure, liver damage, bile duct problems, infectious mononucleosis
ALT
enzyme associated with liver parenchymal cells, commonly measured clinically as a part of diagnostic liver function tests, to determine liver health
AST
intestinal
tissue non-specific (liver/bone/kidney)
placental
Alkaline phosphatase
Serum Cortisol concentration greater than 15 mg/gL
Crushing's Syndrome
ALT increased
AST increased
GGT is slightly increased
Alkaline phosphatase
Acute Hepatitis
AST/ALT slight increase
GGT slightly increase
Alkaline phosphatase slightly increase
Chronic hepatitis
A compound is said to fluoresce when it absorbd light at one wavelength and emits light a second wavelength
Flurometry
respiration is decreased leading to increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood.
respiratory acidosis
type 1 diabetes is associated with low blood pH due to increased production of hydrogen by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3-) in the kidney
Metabolic acidosis
a metabolic condition in which the pH of the blood is elevated beyond the normal range usually the result of decreased hydrogen ion concentration, leading to increased bicarbonate
Metabolic alkalosis