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Carbohydrates Flashcards

1
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A non-reducing sugar

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Sucrose

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2
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Sugar with one sugar unit

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Monosaccharide

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3
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2 sugar units linked together by a glycosidic bond

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Disaccharides

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4
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3-10 sugar units

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Oligosaccharides

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5
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more than 10 sugar units

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Polusaccharides

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6
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What bond is used to link 2 sugar units?

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Glycosidic bond

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7
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What are the three types of Disaccharides?

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Sucrose, Lactose, Maltose

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8
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What are 3 types of Monosaccharides?

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Glucose, Fructose, galactose

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9
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Starch is an example of what type of sugar>

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Polysaccharide

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10
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What organ secretes amylase?

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Salivary gland and Pancreas

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11
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Another term for Salivary amylase

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Ptyalin

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12
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Another term for Pancreatic amylase

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Amylopsin

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13
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The enzyme for Maltose

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Maltase

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14
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What is the substrate of Salivary amylase?

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Starch

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15
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What is the enzyme for Sucrose?

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Sucrase

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16
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What is the enzyme for Lactose?

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Lactase

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17
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What is the enzyme for Maltose?

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Maltase

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18
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Products of Maltose

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Glucose + Glucose

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19
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Glucose + Galactose

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Lactose

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20
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Products of Sucrose

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Glucose + Fructose

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21
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What transport is done for Monosaccharides to be absorbed by the gut?

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Active transport

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22
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What is the only carbohydrate to be used directly for energy?

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Glucose

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23
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It allows the phosphorylation of glucose into Glucose-6-Phosphate

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Hexokinase/Glukokinase

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24
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Decomposition of fat

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Lypolysis

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25
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Conversion of carbohydrates to glycogen for storage

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Glycogenesis

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26
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What is the metabolism of glucose molecule to pyruvate or lactate for energy production?

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Glycolysis

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27
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What pathway is the formation of G6P from non-carbohydrate sources?

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Gluconeogenesis

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28
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The breakdown of glycogen to glucose for energy

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Glyconeogenolysis

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29
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The conversion of glucose to glycogen for storage

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Glycogenesis

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30
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What is the hypoglycemic hormone?

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Insulin

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31
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A hormone produced in the beta-cells of the islets of Langerhans

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Insulin

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32
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What is the marker for endogenous insulin production?

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C-peptide

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33
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Glycogen is an Oligosaccharide. T or F?

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FALSE.
It is a Polysaccharide

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34
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What effect does Inhibiting gluconeogenesis in the insulin level do??

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Decrease. Hypoglycemia

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35
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What is the anaerobic metabolic pathway?

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Lactate

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36
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The aerobic metabolic pathway

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Pyruvate

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37
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What does the Embden-Meyerhof Pathway generates?

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Energy/ATP

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38
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What is the marker for hypoxia?

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Lactic Acid

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39
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The most common enzyme deficiency in EMP/Glycolysis

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Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency

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40
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RBCs are aerobic. T or F?

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False. They don’t have mitochondria

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41
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What does the HMP/Pentose Phosphate Pathway generates?

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NADPH

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42
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An antioxidant used to target free radicals in the body

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Reduced Glutathion

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43
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An enzyme deficiency present in the HMP

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G6PD

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44
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What do you call the byproducts of oxygen metabolism that can destroy cell membrane and cause lysis?

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Free radicals

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45
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Produced by the alpha-cells of the islets of Langerhans

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Glucagon

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46
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What organ does the hormone Glucagon targets?

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Liver

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47
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What is the major hyperglycemic hormone?

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Glucagon

48
Q

Promoting liver glycogenolysis increases glucose. T/F

A

TRUE

49
Q

What part of the adrenal gland is the hormone cortisol produced?

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Zona fasciculata of the Adrenal cortex

50
Q

The adrenal cortex has 3 layers: Zona glomerulosa, Zona fasciculata, _________ ?

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Zona reticularis

51
Q

Sex steroids are produced in what layer of the adrenal cortex?

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Zona reticularis

52
Q

Mineralocorticoids are produced in the _________ layer of the adrenal cortex

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Zona glomerulosa

53
Q

Hormone produced in the adrenal medulla that is hyperglycemic

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Catecholamine

54
Q

Hyperglycemic hormone produced in the thyroid gland

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Thyroid hormone

55
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What hormone is produced in the delta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas and hyperglycemic?

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Somatostatin

56
Q

Growth hormone _______ glucose level, and is produced in the _________ pituitary gland.

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increases. anterior

57
Q

What syndrome is characterized by an elevated fasting blood glucose?

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Diabetes Mellitus

58
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What type of DM has the absolute deficiency of insulin?

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Type 1 DM

59
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Type ____ DM is caused by an autoimmune attack/destruction of beta cells.

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1

60
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Characterized by a combination of insulin resistance & dysfunctional beta cells

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Type 2 DM

61
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Insulin Dependent DM

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Type 1

62
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Non-insulin dependent DM

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Type 2

63
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A type of DM where C-peptide levels are detectable

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Type 2 DM

64
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_________ DM is prone to ketoacidosis

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Type 1 DM

65
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Type 2 DM is prone to Ketoacidosis. T/F

A

False.

66
Q

What ketone body has the highest content in the body?

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B-hydroxybutyric acid

67
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What ketone has the least content in the body?

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Acetone

68
Q

Acetoacetic acid (20%) is an example of a…

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ketone body

69
Q

The glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy

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Gestational Diabetes Mellius

70
Q

What is the screening test for GDM?

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2 hr OGTT using 75g glucose load

71
Q

What scientific term do you call “large baby”?

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Macrosomia

72
Q

Hours of fasting for OGTT

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8-14 hours

73
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How many carbohydrates should a patient consume for 3 days before fasting for OGTT?

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atleast 150g/day

74
Q

Anticoagulant preferred to be used for OGTT

A

Sodium flouride, gray top tube

75
Q

What is the glucose load for children (OGTT)?

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76
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The patient should finish the glucose load within how many minutes?

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5-15 minutes

77
Q

What is the other term for HBA1C?

A

Glycosylated Hemoglobin

78
Q

What is the other term for Fructosamine?

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Glycated Albumin

79
Q

HBA1C measures the blood glucose concentration for over the previous 3 months. T/F

A

TRUE

80
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What test is used to measure/monitor glucose control over the past 2-3 weeks?

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Fructosamine (Glycated Albumim)

81
Q

How many Hba1C tests should he/she be taken in a year if a px has controlled DM?

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every 6 months/ 2x in a year

82
Q

Patients with an uncontrolled DM should be tested for HbA1c every ________?

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every 3 months/ quarterly, 4x in a year

83
Q

What specimen is used for HbA1c?

A

Whole blood

84
Q

Fructosamine is affected by what protein?

A

Albumin

85
Q

What do you call 3 symptoms needed to be present in order to diagnose hypoglycemia?

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Whipple’s Triad

86
Q

For every 1% increase in HbA1c, there is a corresponding ________ in plasma glucose

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35 mg/dL

87
Q

The glucose level range for Hypoglycemia?

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50-55 mg/dL

88
Q

Give the 7 other possible specimens for glucose

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WB, serum, plasma, urine, CSF, serous fluid, synovial fluid

89
Q

A specimen that can’t be used for glucose determination

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Seminal fluid

90
Q

The standard clinical specimen for glucose testing

A

Fasting venous plasma

91
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The fasting time for FBS

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8-10 hours fasting

92
Q

WB glucose levels is ________% lower than plasma levels

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10-15%

93
Q

Glucose is metabolized at RT at a rate of what?

A

7 mg/dL per hour

94
Q

At 4 degrees, glucose decreases by ?

A

2 mg/dL per hour

95
Q

Tube used for glucose determination

A

Gray top

96
Q

CSF glucose levels is how many % of the plasma level?

A

60-70%

97
Q

The elevation in glucose level when there is a 10% contamination in the blood with 5% dextrose

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500 mg/dL

98
Q

Low CSF glucose can be seen in what condition?

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Bacterial meningitis

99
Q

In collecting blood for glucose testing (IV), you should stop the line for how many minutes?

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5 minutes

100
Q

Reference method for Glucose determination

A

Hexokinase method

101
Q

Folin Wu method is used for the determination of what substance?

A

Glucose

102
Q

Nelson Somogyi is a what kind of method for glucose determination?

A

Oxidase-Reduction method: Alkaline Copper Reduction method (Chemical)

103
Q

What is the most specific enzyme reacting with only B-D-Glucose

A

Glucose Oxidase

104
Q

What method used for glucose determination that uses a side reaction that consumes H2O2?

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Colorimetric method

105
Q

What method measures the rate of disappearance of oxygen using an oxygen electrode?

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Polarographic method

106
Q

In Hexokinase method, NADPH has a strong absorbance of ?

A

340 nm

107
Q

A glucose determination method that is not affected by ascorbic acid or uric acid

A

Hexokinase method

108
Q

The defective enzyme for Andersen glycogen storage disease

A

Branching enzyme

109
Q

What is the defective enzyme of Hers glycogen storage disease?

A

Phosphorylase

110
Q

What is the glycogen storage disease type for having the Glucosidase enzyme defect?

A

Pompe

111
Q

G6P defective enzyme, what type of storage disease?

A

Von Gierke

112
Q

What defective enzyme is presented in Cori storage disease?

A

Debranching enzyme

113
Q

The defective enyzme for McArdle

A

Muscle phosphorylase

114
Q

Liver phosphorylase defecctive enzyme, what type of glycogen storage disease?

A

Hers

115
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