CC LEC MIDTERMS Flashcards

1
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Contains C, H, and O

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CARBOHYDRATES

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2
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The general formula for a carbohydrate

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Cx (H2O)

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3
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of glucose utilization in a resting adult is occurring in the CNS

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2/3

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4
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Major food source and energy supply of the body and stored primarily

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liver and muscle glycogen

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5
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simple sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to a simpler form

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Monosaccharides

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6
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most common form of monosaccharide

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glucose, fructose, galactose

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7
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formed when two monosaccharides unit are joined by a glycosidic linkages

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disaccharide

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8
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most common of disaccharide

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maltose, lactose, sucrose

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9
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contains chains of 3 to 10 sugar units

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Oligosaccharides

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10
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formed by the linkages of many monosaccharides units, on hydrolysis polysaccharides will yield more than 10 monosaccharides.

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Polysaccharide

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11
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most common form of polysaccharide

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starch and glycogen

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12
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Formation of glucose-6-phosphate from noncarbohydrate sources

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Gluconeogenesis

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13
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Metabolism of glucose molecule to pyruvate or lactate for production of energy

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Glycolysis

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14
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Breakdown of glycogen to glucose for use as energy

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Glycogenolysis

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15
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Conversion of glucose to glycogen for storage

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Glycogenesis

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16
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Conversion of carbohydrates to fatty acids

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Lipogenesis

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17
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Decomposition of fat

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Lipolysis

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18
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serve as primarily source of energy for human, derived from the breakdown of dietary carbohydrates

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glucose

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19
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Intestinal absorption of carbohydrates occur in the

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small intestine

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20
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Primary hormone responsible for ↓ blood glucose, ↑ glycolysis, glycogenesis, lipogenesis; inhibits glycogenesis

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Insulin

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21
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Primary hormone responsible for ↑ blood glucose, enhances glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis

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glucagon

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22
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Inhibits insulin section, promotes glycogenolysis and lipolysis. Produced by the adrenal medulla.

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Epinephrine

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23
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Or cortisol, ↓ intestinal entry of glucose, enhances glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis and lipolysis. Produced by the adrenal cortex.

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Glucocorticoids

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24
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↓ entry of glucose into the cells and ↑ glycolysis, release from the pituitary is stimulated by ↓ glucose levels, and inhibited by ↑ glucose

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Growth Hormone

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25
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Stimulated the adrenal cortex to release cortisol and ↑ plasma glucose level by
converting liver glycogen to glucose and promote gluconeogenesis.

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ACTH

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26
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↑ intestinal absorption of glucose, promotes glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis

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Thyroxine/T4

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27
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Inhibits insulin, glucagon, growth hormone and other endocrine hormones

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Somastatin

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28
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Defined as increased in plasma glucose caused by imbalance of hormones regulating glucose.

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Hyperglycemia

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29
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A group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin receptors, or both.

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diabetes mellitus

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30
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A decrease plasma glucose level and can have many causes: some are transient and relatively insignificant, but others can be life threatening

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hypoglycemia

31
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Result from an imbalance between glucose utilization and production

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The warning signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia are related to the __________ __________ system

32
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tremors, palpitation, anxiety, diaphoresis

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Neurogenic

33
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dizziness, tingling, blurry vision, confusion and behavioral changes

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Neuroglycopenic

34
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criteria for hypoglycemia diagnosis

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○ Low blood glucose concentration
○ Typical symptoms are seen
○ Symptoms alleviated by glucose administration

35
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Serum or plasma must be refrigerated and separated from the cells within

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1 hour

36
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are often used as an anticoagulant and preservatives of whole blood

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sodium fluoride or gray top

37
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Measures the blood sugar at any time without needing to fast, specimen is mostly capillary or anticoagulated whole blood.

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random blood sugar

38
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user friendly with rapid turn-around times and requires only a small sample volume.

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point-of-care glucose testing

39
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Measures the overall glucose homeostasis.

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Fasting Blood Sugar

40
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is defined by results of laboratory analysis
for fasting glucose that fall into the impaired fasting glucose range.

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prediabetes

41
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Timed and a multiple blood sugar test

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glucose tolerance test

42
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aids in the diagnosis of gestational CM and cystic fibrosis-related DM.

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glucose tolerance test

43
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Plasma glucose specimen is collected fasting at __ minutes before glucose load and at ___ minutes after ingestion of glucose.

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10, 120

44
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This test measures the response of the body to a full meal, and determines how the body metabolizes glucose.

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Two-Hour Post-Prandial Blood Sugar

45
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Preferred specimen: is whole blood; anticoagulant of choice is EDTA

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Glycated Hemoglobin

46
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Used for long-term monitoring of glucose over the previous 2-3 months or 18-20 weeks

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glycated hemoglobin

47
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Mostly composed of glycosylated or glycated albumin (plasma protein ketoamine); remaining portions are globulins and lipoproteins

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Fructosamine

48
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Albumin half-life

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20 days

49
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Sample preparation is through performing a lumbar puncture on anytime of the day using standard procedures.

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CSF Glucose

50
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Random or 24-hour specimen.

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urine glucose

51
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Preservatives of urine glucose

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Glacial acetic acid or sodium benzoate.

52
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examinations measure the presence or
absence of a substance.

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Qualitative

53
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examinations provide an estimate (e.g.
%) of how much of the measured substance is present.

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Semi-quantitative

54
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examinations are used for determining the
amount of an analyte in a sample. The amount is always expressed as a number with appropriate units.

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Quantitative

55
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Alkaline Copper Reduction

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a. Folin-Wu
b. Nelson-Somogyi
c. Neocuproine
d. Benedict’s Test

56
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Enzymatic Method

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a. Glucose oxidase
b. Hexokinase

57
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Reduction of cupric ions to cuprous ions forming cuprous oxide in hot alkaline solution by glucose.

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Alkaline Copper Reduction

58
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One of the oldest methods and not specific for glucose determination since other substances (e.g. fructose, lactose, and glutathione) also bring about a reduction.

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Folin-Wu

59
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The blood glucose level when estimated by the Folin-Wu method is _____ than true glucose

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higher

60
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Modification of Folin-Wu method for the detection and quantitation of reducing substances in body fluids like blood and urine

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Benedict’s Test

61
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In an alkaline medium, sodium carbonate
converts glucose to enediol and this enediol reduces cupric to cuprous forming cuprous hydroxide.

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Benedict’s Test

62
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Final color formed is dependent on amount of reducing sugar present in given sample, this test is known as

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semi-quantitative test

63
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preferred due to stable and reproducible colors when combined with Somogyi’s alkaline copper reagent.

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Nelson’s arsenomolybdate

64
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Nelson’s reagent contains ______ of which high toxicity is a serious environmental problem

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Cuprous ion in neutral or slightly acidic
solution (pH 3-9) reacts with neocuproine to form a complex which can be extracted by chloroform-methanol mixture to give ____ solution. The absorbance of the solution can be measured at ____ nm.

65
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other name of Alkaline Ferric Reduction

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Hagedorn Jensen

66
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Involves reduction of a yellow ferricyanide to colorless ferrocyanide by glucose

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Alkaline Ferric Reduction

67
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other name of Condensation Method

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Dubowski or O-toluidine

68
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Most specific of the nonenzymatic glucose assay methods

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Condensation Method

69
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The enzyme is specific for β-d-glucose, the form of glucose in the blood.

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glucose oxidase

70
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The color formed is ________ to the amount of glucose present.

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proportional

71
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can be used to measure glucose in CSF

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Glucose oxidase methods

72
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One used most often in automated chemistry analyzers.

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hexokinase

73
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are less subject to interference than the glucose oxidase–peroxidase methods, hence this is the most specific method for glucose and the reference method

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hexokinase