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1
Q

Measure the decrease in absorbance of a tubid starch

A

Turbidimetric

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2
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Simple and rapid

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Turbidimetric

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3
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Disadvantage:
Poor precision in near normal activity of amylase
Inadequate subrate stability

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Turbidimetric

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4
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Turbidimetric change is not linear to amylase activity, except the first _______ of the reaction

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Two minutes

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5
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Amylase activity is measured by determining the time required for the amylase to completely hydrolyze all-iodine bound starch

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Iodometric

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6
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Dark blue colored complex

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Iodometric

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7
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Indication of the endpoint of iodometric method

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Absence of blue starch-iodine color

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8
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Gives a blue color with iodine

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Amylose

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9
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Forms a weak red color

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Amylopectin

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10
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This is due to the helical configuration formed by amylose with iodine

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Formation of blue color

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11
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In iodometric method, the blue color is obtained only when the overall chain length of amylose is greater than _________

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45 glucose units

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12
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Acute pancreatitis
Rise: ?
Peak: ?
Return to normal: ?

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R: 5-8h
P: 24h
Rtn: 3-5d

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13
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Based on the reduction of light scattering of substrate by amylose activity

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Nephelometric

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14
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Nephelometric method has the advantage of (?)

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Simplicity
Speed
Precision
Zero-order kinetics

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15
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Suitable for emergency purposes, results available less than three minutes

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Nephelometric

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16
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Bench-working time and manipulation is minimal. Does not require blanking

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Nephelometric

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17
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Nephelometric method standardization requires arbitrary standards such as (?)

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Formazine

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18
Q

Major tissue sources of amylase

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Pancreas and salivary glands

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19
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Minor tissue source of amylase

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Small intestine
fallopian tubes
skeletal muscle

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20
Q

Amylase isoenzyme present in normal urine

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P-type isoenzyme

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21
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S-type isoenzyme is present in (?) of normal serum

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2/3

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22
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Separation basis of amylase determination

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Physical characteristics/difference
Chromatography
Electrophoresis
Iso-electric focusing
Immune inhibition
Immuno precipitation
Selective inhibition

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23
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Hydrolysis of starch to produce carbohydrates with reducing properties

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Saccharogenic

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24
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In saccharogenic method, the activity of amylase if expressed by

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Somogyi unit

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25
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What is Somogyi unit

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Expression on the number of milligrams of glucose released in 30mins at 37°C

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26
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Somogyi unit to IU

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multiply by 1.85

27
Q

A starch bound to dye is hydrolyzed by amylase

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Chromogenic BASTA PAG DYE

28
Q

Increasing color is proportional to anylase activity

A

CHROMOGENIC

29
Q

Disappearance of starch substrate

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Amyloclastic method

30
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Measurement of amylase by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

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Fluorogenic method

31
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Involves the use of fluorescein labelled amylose

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Fluorescence depolarization methods

32
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Basis of abbott TDX amylase assay

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Fluorescence Depolarization Methods

33
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Provides simple and sensitive direct assay but requires special instrumentation

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Fluorescence Depolarization Method

34
Q

PNPG7

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p-nitrophenyl-D-maltoheptaoside

35
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PNPG3

A

p-nitrophenylmaltotiose

36
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PNPG1

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p-nitrophenylglucoside

37
Q

Uses radio labelled starch substrat for amylase activity determination

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Radiometric method

38
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Uses polyclonal antibodies to produce against salivary or pancreatic isoamylase as antigen

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Immunologic method

39
Q

Can be used for total amylase measurement

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Immunologic methods

40
Q

(Optimized at 37°C)
Recommended reference method for amylase determination by IFCC

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5 ethylidene-4-nitrophenyl glucosides as substrate

41
Q

In the use if 2–chloro-P-nitrophenyl-alpha-D-maltotriose, the presence of (?) causes allosteric changes to amylase

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Potassium thiocyanate

42
Q

Specimen of choice in maylase determination

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Unhemolyzed serum and heparinized plasma

43
Q

These should nit be used as these will bind to calcium

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Oxalate
Citrate
Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA)

44
Q

Stability of amylase in serum and in urine

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One week at room temp
Several months at 2-8°C

(Urine) Decrease stability with pH less than 5

45
Q

Increases the activity of pancreatic amylase in serum

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Macroamylasemia

46
Q

This type of sample will increase the amylase values

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Lipemic sample (lipemia)

47
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Bilirubin concentration (?) falsely increases amylase activity

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> 20mg/dL

48
Q

This hormone will increase amylase activity

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Insulin

49
Q

Administration of (?) before sampling will lead to falsely increased amylase activity

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Morphine and opiates

50
Q

Contamination of sample with (1) should be avoided as these contain (2)

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1 sweat and saliva
2 alpha-amylase

51
Q

Linearity of amylase

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1500 IU/L
(exceeded linearity: dilute with equal vol of saline and rerun, result x 2)

52
Q

Two major isoenzyme of amylase

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Pancreatic (P) and Salivary (S) fractions

53
Q

Differentiation of major isoenzyme includes selective inhibition of the S-AMY by what inhibitor

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Wheat germ inhibitor

54
Q

ACCR

A

Amylase-creatinine clearance ratio

55
Q

Established as an index for screening acute pancreatitis

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Amylase-creatinine clearance ratio

56
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No longer employed becuase of its insensitivity and less specificity for Px with acute pancreatitis

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Amylase-creatinine clearance ratio

57
Q

How many absorbance is needed for amylase determination?
What is the trend of absorbance?

A

5 absorbance
Increasing trend

58
Q

Long-unbranched polypeptide
alpha 1,4- glycosidic branch

A

Amylose

59
Q

Branched polypeptide
Alpha 1,6-glycosidic branch

A

Amylopectin

60
Q

Amylase determination methods

A

1 amyloclastic method
a viscosimetric
b turbidimetric
c iodometric
d nephelometric
2 saccharogenic method
3 chromogenic method
4 fluorogenic method
5 fluorescence depolarization method
6 radiometric method
7 immunologic method
8 other enzymatic method/ continous monitoring assays
a use of alpha-glucosidase-hexokinase-G6PD system
b use of 5 ethylidene-4-nitrophenyl glycosides as substrate
c 2-chloro-p-nitrophenyl-alpha-D maltrotriose

61
Q

Amylase is detemined by the formula:
mean abs difference/ min x (?)

A

4824

62
Q

Normal values of amylase

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Serum: up to 96 IU/L
Urine 18 - 330 IU/L

63
Q

Sensitivity of amylase

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5 IU/L

64
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Activators of Amylase

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Calcium and chloride ions

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