BOC Questions from class

What would classify someone having hypoglycemia?

<55mg/dL

Following overnight fasting, hypoglycemia in adults is defined as?

<45mg/dL (below 54mg/dL)

The preparation of a patient for a standard glucose oral tolerance testing:

high carb diet (unrestricted), no bed rest, 8 hours fast right before the test (overnight)

The conversion of glucose or other hexoses to other pyruvates/lactates:

Glycolysis

Total glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels reflect the:

Glucose levels in the past 2-3 months

A patient with hemolytic anemia HbA1C levels are:

Decreased; RBCs are lysing so they can’t carry the glycosylated Hb

A critically ill patient becomes comatose due to hepatic failure, the assay most helpful in this analysis is:

AST (liver specific)