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Clinical Chemistry Flashcards

Which disease state is least affected by fasting?

Elevated HDL

What happens more often during kidney disease?

Metabolic acidosis

Insecticide poisoning affects what enzyme?

Cholinesterase

Most abundant beta globulin in CSF?

Transferrin or beta-2 transferrin

An analyte greatly affected by hemolysis:

Potassium

Marker for hepatocellular damage:

ALT

What routine test is added for assessing lipids associated with atherogenic effects?

Apolipoprotein

All of the following runs should be rejected except:

1 2S

Preventive maintenance:

Fixing things before they break

Least effective test for pheochromocytoma:

HMA

A step in the glycolytic pathway that is irreversible:

Fructose-6-phosphate → Fructose-1,6 Biphosphate

What does the numerator on the Henderson-Hasselbach equation denote?

Lungs

Enzymes that are used in analytical tests should be in ____ temperature.

Optimum

Which of the following is a secretory function of the liver?

Production of bile

In turbidimetry, what type of light is measured?

Transmitted

Forms of calcium in the human body, except:

Enzyme-bound

TAG (1036 mg/dL) correlates more to:

CHD

All of the following are affected in increased levels of ALT except:

Thyroid

NOT elevated in liver function test:

Bone disease

Type 1 APR except:

Complement

End product of protein metabolism:

Urea

Analytical technique involving the use of ISE:

Potentiometry

Convert 11 x 10^-3 to decimal notation:

0.011

Convert 12.51 to nearest tenths:

12.5

What is the primary cause of dyslipidemia?

Genetic mutations

Second most abundant protein in CSF?

Transferrin

Most abundant apolipoprotein in HDL?

Apo-A1

When does blood sugar levels usually rise?

During and after meals

What increased result can be seen from a student who’s been studying for an examination and hasn’t been eaten all day?

Glucagon

Method most commonly used in creatinine determination:

Jaffe

In serum protein electrophoresis, what can differentiate monoclonal from polyclonal gammopathy?

Gamma globulin spike

Analytical tool used as a measure of uncertainty:

Coefficient of Variation

Unique protein that is redissolved at 100 deg C but precipitates at 45-50 deg C is indicative of what disease?

Multiple myeloma

With the exception of occupational settings, which of the following is the strongest indicator for mercury consumption?

Fish Consumption

Which is not widely frequently used for determining thyroid function:

LC-MS

Which of the following precedes GC/MS?

Immunoassay

Increased pCO2 indicates what condition?

Respiratory acidosis

A patient’s ABG shows the following: pH: High pCO2: Normal HCO3: High What is the most likely interpretation?

Metabolic alkalosis

What is the concern when a patient is isolated in a room with negative air pressure?

Airborne

All are secretory serum enzymes, except:

Transaminase

What blood gas parameters measure the alveolar ventilation?

PCO2

In the liver, bilirubin is converted to:

Bilirubin diglucuronide

Convert 0.5 dL to L:

0.05

Convert 0.50 um to nm:

500

What is the reference method of glucose determination?

Hexokinase

What is the coupling enzyme utilized in hexokinase method:

G6PD

What method is specific only for B-D glucose:

Glucose oxidase

To convert pCO2 to carbonic acid, the former should be multiplied by:

0.03

Which of the parameter indicates respiratory acidosis?

Increased PCO2

What is the anticoagulant of choice for lipoprotein measurement:

Heparin

How to convert BUN to urea:

X 2.14

What is the analyte that maintains osmotic pressure?

Sodium

What blood gas parameter measures alveolar ventilation:

PCO2

Which of the following is a marker of preterm delivery:

Fibronectin

The measurement of BUN using spectro with an amount of 1016 mg/dL is equivalent to which of the following:

Nitrogen

Indicator of relative concentration:

Dilution factor

What is the ISE membrane specific to potassium?

Valinomycin

What analyte maintains colloidal pressure?

Albumin

Recommended initial thyroid function test:

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Chylomicrons are present in which of the following dyslipidemias?

Deficiency in lipoprotein lipase activity

Transportation of 60-75% of the plasma cholesterol is performed by:

Low-density lipoproteins

The most important buffer pair is the:

Bicarbonate/carbonic acid pair

90% of the copper present in the blood is bound to:

Ceruloplasmin

A critically ill patient becomes comatose. The physician believes the coma is due to hepatic failure. The assay most helpful in this diagnosis is:

Ammonia

The protein that has the highest dye-binding capacity is:

Albumin

Which of the following represents the end product of purine metabolism in humans?

Uric acid

All of the following alters glucose levels, except:

Vegetable diet

What is not an acute phase protein?

Vitamin B12

Marker for thyroid autoantibody:

Tg Ab

Type 1 hypersensitivity protects from:

Parasite

Unit of C3:

mg/dl

Parameters used to measure uncertainty:

SD

What anticoagulant is used for lipoprotein?

EDTA

Primary protein responsible for maintaining oncotic pressure:

Albumin

Which is correct regarding the chemistry techniques and their corresponding measurement of light?

Turbidimetry: transmitted

If you're not exposed working with mercury, how can you acquire it?

Fish intake

Where is calcitonin produced?

Parafollicular

What is tested when a patient had pesticide poisoning?

Cholinesterase

What is preventive maintenance?

Help Identify potential issues before they cause breakdowns

All of the following can be seen on a blood smear except:

S. stercoralis

First stain used in AFB:

Carbol fuchsin

Test to differentiate Neisseria from Acinetobacter:

Oxidase

Campylobacter grows optimally at what temperature?

42 deg C

Specimen of choice for VZV:

Vesicular lesion

Test used to differentiate E. coli from Shigella:

Acetate

Protozoan that has 8 nuclei:

E. coli

Which hepatitis virus is transmitted via fecal-oral route?

HAV

Not included in counting of Plasmodium spp.

Sporozoites

Specimen of choice for rickettsiae:

Blood

Most significant in soft tissue abscess:

Staphylococcus pyogenes

TSI A/A with swarming:

Proteus

Large lateral spine belongs to which Schistosome?

S. haematobium

Most ideal to be used for mass fecal examination?

Kato Katz

How many percent of formalin is used in preserving protozoan cyst?

10

A patient suspected with an otitis media infection should be tested with:

Optochin disk

Actinomycetes are:

Gram positive bacilli, facultative

Symptoms of food poisoning due to S. aureus occurs within:

2-6 hrs

Which is not included in water quality testing?

Salinity

Gram positive bacilli with rectangular ends and bamboo pole appearance:

Bacillus

Which of the following is under BSL 2?

S. aureus