CC Flashcards
Included in whipple’s triad, except:
a. Signs and symptoms of Hypoglycemia
b. Plasma glucose of <70 mg/dL
c. Relief of symptoms after glucose load
d. None of these
b. Plasma glucose of <70 mg/dL
True of the smallest enzyme:
a. Amylase
b. Ptyalin
c. Catalyze breakdown of polysaccharide
d. Both a and c
e. All of these
e. All of these
Which of the following results in Two-Step Method of OGTT is not a criterion for diabetes
a. FBS >95 mg/dL
b. 1hr ≥ 150 mg/dL
c. 2 hr ≥ 153 mg/dL
d. 3 hr ≥ 140 mg/dL
c. 2 hr ≥ 153 mg/dL
Which of the following is not an Alkaline Copper Reduction Method
a. Folin Wu
b. Neocuproine
c. Nelson Somogyi
d. Benedict’s
e. None of the choices
Enzyme added in Glucose Oxidase Method to measure all forms of glucose
a. Mutarotase
b. Catalase
c. Coagulase
d. G6PD
a. Mutarotase
Most important requirement for patients requested wit OGTT
a. Fasting 8-10 hours, not exceeding 16 hours
b. Unrestricted diet for 3 days prior to testing
c. Patient must not be bedridden
d. Patient is restricted to exercise right before the blood collection commence
c. Patient must not be bedridden
Reduced chromogens added in glucose oxidase method, except:
a. O-dianisidine
b. N,N-dimethylaniline
c. 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazine
d. O-toluidine
d. O-toluidine
A condition wherein cellular insulin receptors are altered or not present
a. Type 1 DM
b. Juvenile Onset DM
c. Brittle Diabetes
d. All of these
e. None of these
Recommended treatment is administration of insulin
a. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
b. Brittle Diabetes
c. Ketosis-prone Diabetes
d. All of these
e. None of these
d. All of these
Sodium fluoride inhibits glycolysis by
a. Forming complex with Mg2+
b. Inhibiting fructokinase
c. Both
d. Neither
a. Forming complex with Mg2+
Whole blood glucose values are approximately what percent different from plasma glucose values?
a. 20% higher
b. 15% lower
c. 50% higher
d. No difference
b. 15% lower
Recommended method of OGTT among non- pregnant patient is measurement of glucose on blood sample collected after
a. Fasting time, 120 minutes post glucose load
b. Fasting time, 60, 120, 180 minutes post glucose load
c. Fasting time, 60, 120 minutes post glucose load
d. None of the above
a. Fasting time, 120 minutes post glucose load
Which of these does not promote gluconeogenesis?
a. Glucocorticoids
b. T3 and T4
c. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
d. None of these
d. None of these
HbA1c level is dependent on
a. RBC life span
b. Plasma glucose concentration
c. Both
d. Neither
c. Both
Conversion of glucose into stored form
a. Gluconeogenesis
b. Glycogenesis
c. Glycolysis
d. Glycogenolysis
b. Glycogenesis
Drugs that can induce dysfunctional beta-cells
a. Dilantin
b.Thiazides
c. Glucocorticoids
d. Both b and c
a. Dilantin
Genetic disorder associated with death of brain cells
a. Leprechaunism
b. Huntington’s chorea
c. Rabson-mendengall
d. None of these
b. Huntington’s chorea
The formation of schiff’s base is true about what glucose method
a. Glucose oxidase method
b. Hexokinase method
c. Titrimetric method
d. Condensation method
d. Condensation method
True of glucagon, except
a. Increased during stress
b. Normally increased after meal
c. Primary hyperglycemic hormone
d. None of these
b. Normally increased after meal
Reactive hypoglycemia which occurs 4 hours post-prandially typically shows neurogenic symptoms. Fasting hypoglycemia typically shows neuroglycopenic symptoms which occurs after 10 hours without food intake
a. Only first statement is false
b. Only second statement is false
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false
c. Both statements are true
Renal threshold for glucose
a. 180 mg/dL of plasma glucose
b. refers to the concentration of glucose in the plasma that ceases renal reabsorption of glucose
c. Both a and b
d. Neither
c. Both a and b
Preferred method of measurement of glycated hemoglobin
a. Affinity chromatography
b. Cation-exchange Chromatography
c. Electrophoresis
d. High Performance Liquid Chromatography
a. Affinity chromatography
Presence of sugar in urine
a. Glucosuria
b. Melituria
c. Both a and b
d. Neither
b. Melituria
The end color of Folin Wu method is blue colored solution. The same end color is exhibited by Benedict’s test
a. Only first statement is false
b. Only second statement is false
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false
b. Only second statement is false
Glucose oxidase alone can measure all forms of glucose in the blood. Hexokinase method is not affected by bilirubin unlike glucose oxidase
a. Only first statement is false
b. Only second statement is false
c. Both statements are true
d. Both statements are false
d. Both statements are false
Which of the following pairs of GSD and enzyme deficiency is correct
a. Pompe- Muscle phosphorylase
b. Von Grerke- Glucose-6-translocase
c. Hers- Glycogen phosphorylase
d. Tauri- Glycogen synthase
c. Hers- Glycogen phosphorylase
Most common enzyme deficient in galactosemia
a. Galactokinase
b. Galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase
c. Uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase
d. None of these
b. Galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase
All are true about stable diabetes, except
a. Insulinopenia
b. Undetectable C-peptide
c. Presence of autoantibodies
d. All of these
e. None of these
d. All of these
Recommended short-term glycemic monitoring test for patients with hemoglobinopathy
a. Glycosylated hemoglobin
b. Plasma protein ketoamine
c. Both a and b
d. Neither
b. Plasma protein ketoamine
Which Type 1 DM associated autoantibody is common among adults
a. Islet cell autoantibodies
b. Tyrosine phosphatase IA-2
c. Glutamic acid decarboxylase
d. Insulin autoantibodies
c. Glutamic acid decarboxylase
The visible spectrum lies between what wavelengths?
a. 200-600 nm
b. 400-700 nm
c. 300-500 nm
d. 700-800 nm
b. 400-700 nm
Which component of spectrophotometer function to isolate specific spectrum of wavelength from a polychromatic light?
a. Light source
b. Monochromator
c. Photodetector
d. Read-out device
b. Monochromator