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Carbs Flashcards

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1
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What’s the general description of carbs?

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  • C=O (carbonyl) and -OH (hydroxyl/alcohol) functional groups
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Carb classification

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  • Size of base carbon chain
  • C=O location
  • Number of sugars
  • Stereochemistry
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Galactase converts galactose to ____

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Glucose

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Which sugar can be directly used for energy? What happens to the ones that can’t?

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Glucose

Others such as fructose, galactose, and lactose get converted to glucose first

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Name two main polysaccharides and their sources

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  • Starch: plant
  • Glycogen: animal
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Most common non-reducing substance

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Sucrose (table sugar)

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Which body system can’t store/concentrate carbs?

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Nervous system
But glucose is its main source of energy so must maintain constant supply in tissues

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Purpose of villi

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Increase surface area, which increases absorbed energy from food

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9
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Types of glucose pathways and explanations

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:)

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Describe glucose storage

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Glucose -> Liver -> glycogen -> fat

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Describe insulin production pathway (fed state)

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  • preproinsulin -> proinsulin (A, B, and C peptides) -> insulin + C-peptide
  • Anabolic process
  • Promotes cellular uptake of glucose
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In which conditions is insulin increased?

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  • Lipogenesis (fat creation)
  • Protein synthesis
  • Glycogenesis
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In which conditions is insulin decreased?

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  • Lipolysis (breakdown of fat)
  • Ketone formation
  • Gluconeogenesis (new glucose made from aa)
  • Glycogenolysis
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Describe “fasting” state

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  • Glucagon released from pancreatic alpha cells during stress and fasting states
  • Goal: increase glucose levels (hyperglycemic agent)
  • Catabolic
  • Liver: glycogen -> glucose -> blood
  • Muscle: glycogen -> G6-P
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15
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Function/source of epinephrine in fight or flight?

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  • Secreted from adrenal medulla
  • Similar to glucagon
  • Increases plasma glucose by increasing glycogenolysis/lipolysis, and inhibiting insulin secretion
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16
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List disorders that involve hyperglycemia

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  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Endocrine disorders (acromegaly, Cushing’s syndrome, thyrotoxicosis, pheochromocytoma)
  • Drugs (anesthetics, steroids)
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Acromegaly

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Increased growth hormone

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Cushing’s syndrome

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Increased cortisol

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Thyrotoxicosis

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Increased T4

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Pheochromocytoma

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Increased epinephrine

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21
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List 3 symptoms of diabetes mellitus

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  • Polyuria (too much urine made)
  • Polydipsia (too much thirst)
  • Unexplained weight loss
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Diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus

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  1. HbA1C >= 6.5%
  2. Fasting plasma glucose >= 126 mg/dL
  3. 2hr plasma glucose >= 200 mg/dL
  4. Random plasma glucose >= 200 mg/dL
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23
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Describe Type 1a diabetes

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  • Beta cell destruction due to autoimmunity -> absolute insulin deficiency
  • Patients must take insulin to survive
  • Usually young, with acute onset (days-wks)
  • Islet-cell Ab
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Describe Type1b diabetes

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Idiopathic

25
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Describe Type 2 diabetes

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  • Insulin resistance in peripheral tissue + insulin secretory defect of beta cells
  • Variable insulin levels
  • Highly associated with family history, age > 40, obesity, lack of exercise
  • Smoking, high blood pressure, overweight, high fat/cholesterol lvls
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Describe “other types” of hyperglycemia

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  • Pancreatic, hormonal disease
    • pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis
    • acromegaly, Cushing’s syndrome
  • Drug/chem toxicity
  • Insulin receptor abnormalities
  • No renal/retinal complications
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Lab findings in hyperglycemia

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  • Decreased/absent insulin
  • Increased glucose in plasma/urine (greater than 180 mg/dL)
  • Increased urine-specific gravity
  • Increased serum/urine osmolality
  • Ketones in serum/urine (ketonemia/ketonuria)
  • Decreased blood/urine pH (acidosis)
  • Electrolyte imbalance
28
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Normal fasting glucose mg/dL

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70-99 mg/dL

29
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Provisional diabetes diagnosis mg/dL

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FPG (fasting plasma glucose) >= 126 mg/dL

30
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Generally describe gestational diabetes mellitus

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  • Pregnancy
  • Frequent but temporary glucose intolerance
  • Greater risk of perinatal complications
  • Human placental lactogen
31
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Describe glucose screening results for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus

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  • glucose > 140 mg/dL 1 hr after 50g glucose load screening
    2-step approach:
  • FPG >= 95 mg/dL
  • FPG >= 180 mg/dL 1hr
  • FPG >= 155 mg/dL 2hrs
  • FPG >= 140 mg/dL 3 hrs
32
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Patient prep for glucose tolerance test (to diagnose gestational diabetes)

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  • Normal diet 3 days before test
  • No food after regular evening meal on day before test
  • Take fasting blood and urine specimen
  • Drink 100 g glucose load within 5 min
  • Allow water, but NO food, chewing gum, smoking, or exercise during test
  • Specimens taken 1, 2, and 3 hrs after ingestion
33
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Normal glucose tolerance after 2hrs
PG = plasma glucose

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2 hr PG <= 140 mg/dL

34
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Provisional diabetes diagnosis

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2 hr PG >= 200 mg/dL

35
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List disorders associated with hypoglycemia

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  • Insulin overdose
  • Drugs (sulfonylureas, antihistamines)
  • Long-term alcoholism
  • Insulinoma (pancreatic tumor)
  • Galactosemia (missing enzyme that breaks down galactose)
  • Glycogen storage diseases
36
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Level 1 hypoglycemia criteria + description

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  • Glucose < 70 mg/dL
  • Treat with fast-acting carb and ???dose adjustment of glucose lowering therapy???
37
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Level 2 clinically significant hypoglycemia criteria + description

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  • Glucose < 54 mg/dL
  • Sufficiently low to indicate serious/clinical importance
38
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Level 3 severe hypoglycemia criteria + description

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  • NO specific glucose threshold
  • Associated with severe cognitive impairment requiring external assistance for recovery
39
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Serum/plasma glucose collection/processing criteria

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Spin within 2-4 hrs to remove serum/plasma otherwise cells will continue to use up glucose -> false decrease

40
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Renal threshold in proximal convoluted tubule

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  • Reabsorbs ALL glucose if <180 mg/dL
  • Glycosuria if blood glucose > 180 mg/dL
  • Diabetic nephropathy blows out glomerulus
41
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Describe whole blood specimen requirements for glucose measurment

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  • Used with home glucose monitoring units
  • Cellular use of glucose gives 7% decrease/hr
  • NaF preserves glucose 24 hr, RT but can’t use specimen for enzyme assays, esp. urease
  • Lithium iodoacetate preserves glucose and does NOT interfere w urease
  • Capillary blood = fasting venous level + 5 mg/dL
42
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Describe plasma/serum specimen requirements for glucose measurement
RR = reportable range

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  • 10-15% higher level than whole blood glucose
  • RR: 70-105 mg/dL
43
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CSF specimen reference ranges for glucose measurement

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  • RR: 60-70% of plasma glucose
  • CSF glucose = 40-70 mg/dL
44
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Urine specimen reference ranges for glucose measurement

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  • RR: <30 mg/dL
  • Random < 500 mg/day
45
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List 3 methods of glucose measurement

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  1. Glucose oxidase
  2. Hexokinase
  3. Clinitest (uses copper reduction)
46
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T/F: Redox rxns are highly specific for glucose

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False: Least specific for glucose

47
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Why don’t we use glucose to monitor diabetes? What do we use instead

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Because its levels change fast. Instead, use glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C)

48
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Describe glycated hemoglobin

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  • Making it is an irreversible rx occuring throughout the 120-day RBC lifespan
  • Reflects timed average [glucose] over previous 4-8 wks
  • HbA1C = 80% of total glyco-Hgb
  • Ref range = 3-6% total Hgb
49
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Considerations when measuring HbA1C

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  • Abnormal Hgb can also be glycated
  • Variability in levels of “labile fraction” aka intermediates
50
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For every ____ decrease in HbA1C, risk of _____ complications is reduced by _____

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  • 1%
  • Microvascular
  • 35%
51
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List manual methods for managing diabetes

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  • Ion-exchange chromatography (HbA1C fast fraction elutes first
  • Affinity chromatography (HbA1C elutes last)
52
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Roche diagnostics method for managing diabetes

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  • Doesn’t have same risk of interference with Hgb variants
  • Automated
  • Based on turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay (TINIA) for hemolyzed whole blood
53
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Glycated serum protein “other testing”

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  • Albumin (fructosamine) colored product
  • Turnover 2-3 wks
  • Rapid method using tetrazolium dye reduction
54
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Describe glycogen storage diseases

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  • Lack of enzymes in glycogen metabolism
  • Increased tissue glycogen
  • Results in severely limited lifespan
  • von Gierke’s disease (liver cells lack glucose-6-phosphatase, which prevents blood glucose from increasing
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Lactose intolerance

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  • Deficiency in intestinal mucosal lactase
  • GTT done as baseline
  • 2nd day, give lactose instead of glucose
  • normal: GTT curve
  • abnormal: flat curve + pain
56
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Ketones

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  • Complication of uncontrolled diabetes
  • Acid-base imbalance
  • Can be life-threatening
  • Acetone, acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutryate -> can act drunk without actually being drunk
57
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Ref range serum or plasma fasting glucose

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70-99 mg/dL

58
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Ref range HbA1C

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4.0-5.6%

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