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
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
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 sort-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