CC2 Lec Prelim Flashcards
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This is in charge of the Osmotic pressure of the blood:
a. Sodium
b. Urea
c. Albumin
d. Chloride
a. Sodium
Daily obligatory water losses to be compensated:
a. 1000ml
b. 1500ml
c. 2000ml
d. 500ml
b. 1500ml
In Overnight Water Department Testing, patients with ADH deficiency would
show:
a. decreasing serum osmolality and increasing urine osmolality
b. decreasing serum osmolality and urine osmolality
c. increasing serum osmolality and urine osmolality
d. increasing serum osmolality and decreasing urine osmolality
d. increasing serum osmolality and decreasing urine osmolality
The most accurate way of doing renal clearance testing is to use this
exogenous substance.
a. creatinine
b. insulin
c. para-aminohippurate
d. inulin
d. inulin
An increase in the level of this electrolyte can paralyze the heart.
a. Potassium
b. Calcium
c. Sodium
d. Chloride
a. Potassium
These 2 ions are regulated by the same hormones, and are their blood levels
are usually inversely proportional to each other.
a. iron & magnesium
b. sodium & potassium
c. calcium & phosphorous
d. zinc & copper
c. calcium & phosphorous
Effects of Alcohol on electrolytes
a. decreases their blood levels
b. normalizes their blood levels
c. variable effects
d. increases their blood levels
a. decreases their blood levels
A component of the thyroid hormone:
a. iodide
b. cobalt
c. nickel
d. selenium
a. iodide
This specimen for Chloride testing is useful for Cystic FIbrosis Disorder.
a. sweat
b. blood
c. cerebrospinal fluid
d. Urine
a. sweat
A deficiency of these ions could lead to the development of anemia:
a. Iron
b. Copper
c. Cobalt
d. Zinc
e. Nickel
f. All of the above
f. All of the above
Urine/Serum Osmol Ratio of patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency.
a. >1 mEq/L
b. <1.2mEq/L
c. <20mEq/L
d. >20mEq/L
c. <20mEq/L
The countercurrent ion of sodium is:
a. Chloride
b. Magnesium
c. Potassium
d. Calcium
c. Potassium
Alcoholism will give the following effects EXCEPT:
a. Hypokalemia
b. Hypochloremia
c. Hyponatremia
d. Hypernatremia
b. Hypochloremia
Alcoholism will give the following effects:
a. Hypokalemia
b. Hyponatremia
c. Hypernatremia
d. All of the Above
d. All of the Above
In preparing 75% v/v ethanol, how much distilled WATER is needed to make a total of 500mL solution?
a. 375mL
b. 125ml
c. 462.5ml
d. 37.5ml
b. 125ml
In which computation do you use this formula?
Urine Na x Plasma Crt
—————————– x 100
Urine Crt x Plasma Ca
a. Fractional Sodium Excretion
b. Anion Gap
c. Creatinine Clearance Test
d. Serum osmolality
a. Fractional Sodium Excretion
Sample of choice for Potassium determination:
a. heparinized plasma
b. serum
c. oxalated plasma
d. citrated plasma
a. Heparinized plasma
Due to intracellular and extracellular concentration difference of this electrolyte, a hemolyzed serum specimen causes a false increase in:
a. Chloride
b. Sodium
c. Iron
d. Potassium
d. Potassium
Volumetric Pipets
a. To Contain
Pipets
b. To Deliver Blow-out Pipets.
c. To Deliver Non-Blow-out Pipets
d. None of the Above
c. To Deliver Non-Blow-out Pipets
What is the pH for a 0.05M solution of hydrochloric acid?
a. 1.3
b. 1.0
c. 0.3
d. 5
a. 1.3
This sample lowers sodium levels:
a. citrated plasma
b. oxalated plasma
c. serum
d. heparinized plasma
b. oxalated plasma
A value of ___ of Delta osmolality suggests a poor prognosis for the
patient.
a. >20mOsmol/kgH2O
b. >40mOsmol/kgH2O
c. <20mOsmol/kgH2O
d. <40mOsmol/kgH2O
b. >40mOsmol/kgH2O
How much serum do you need to make 250 mL of a 1:10 dilution of serum in saline?
a. 25g
b. 10ml
c. 250ml
d. 25ml
d. 25 ml
On which computation do you use this formula?
glucose bun. 2 Na + ---------- + --------- 20 3
a. Renal Failure Index
b. Serum osmolality
c. Fractional Sodium Excretion
d. Anion Gap
b. Serum osmolality
Effect of high serum glucose to serum sodium concentration:
a. Decreased sodium
b. No effect
c. Variable
d. Increased sodium
a. Decreased sodium
In Typhoid Fever tittering of Antigen, how should the serial dilution be
interpreted?
a. recovery from the disease will show turbidity in all tubes
b. severity of the disease will show turbidity towards the most concentrated
mixture
c. recovery from the disease will show turbidity only in the least concentrated mixture
d. severity of the disease will show turbidity towards the least concentrated mixture
d. severity of the disease will show turbidity towards the least concentrated
mixture
A potassium determination revealed a result of 5.8mmol/L. However, the Med Tech on duty noticed that the sample he used has some blood clots at the bottom of the tube. Determine the patient’s actual potassium level:
a. hyperkalemia
b. most likely normal
c. cannot be determined
d. hypokalemia
b. most likely normal
The electrolyte that greatly affects cardiac muscle activity is:
a. Magnesium
b. Calcium
c. Potassium
d. Sodium
c. Potassium
Albanese-Lein test involves combining sodium with ___.
a. diamine dihyrochloride
b. naphthylamidase
c. acyl β naphthylamide
d. zinc uranyl acetate ethylene
d. zinc uranyl acetate ethylene
This statement is NOT TRUE regarding the measurement of chloride by the Ion-selective Electrode method:
a. it selectively admits all halogen ions
b. most common method employed in the United States
c. Bromide can cause interference
d. It is a coulometric-amperometric method
d. It is a coulometric-amperometric method
When do you use this formula?
Urine Na ÷ Urine Crt/ Plasma Crt
a. Serum osmolality
b. Fractional Sodium Excretion
c. Renal Failure Index
d. Inulin Clearance Test
c. Renal Failure Index
Which statement refers to the effect of acidosis on potassium:
a. hydrogen ions tend to be secreted in preference to the potassium resulting in hyperkalemia.
b. hydrogen ions tend to be secreted in preference to the potassium resulting in hypokalemia.
c. fewer hydrogen ions are available for excretion, thus potassium secretion is favored
d. fewer hydrogen ions are available for excretion; as a result equal potassium ion secretion
a. hydrogen ions tend to be secreted in preference to the potassium resulting in hyperkalemia.
Normal Values: potassium
a. 3.8-5.5 mmol/L
b. 98 to 108 mmol/L
c. 8.5 to 10.4 mg/dL
d. 135-145 mmol/L
a. 3.8-5.5 mmol/L
Normal Values: sodium
a. 3.8-5.5 mmol/L
b. 98 to 108 mmol/L
c. 8.5 to 10.4 mg/dL
d. 135-145 mmol/L
d. 135-145 mmol/L
Normal Values: chloride
a. 3.8-5.5 mmol/L
b. 98 to 108 mmol/L
c. 8.5 to 10.4 mg/dL
d. 135-145 mmol/L
b. 98 to 108 mmol/L
Ion-selective electrodes, membrane composition: Chloride
a. Glass
b. Valinomycin
c. Plastic
d. Silver sulfide
d. Silver sulfide
Ion-selective electrodes, membrane composition: Sodium
a. Glass
b. Valinomycin
c. Plastic
d. Silver sulfide
a. Glass
Ion-selective electrodes, membrane composition: Potassium
a. Glass
b. Valinomycin
c. Plastic
d. Silver sulfide
b. Valinomycin
Functions of Electrolytes: Activators in enzyme reactions
a. Fe
b. HCO3
c. Mg
d. sodium
c. Mg
Functions of Electrolytes:
Buffering functions
a. Fe
b. HCO3
c. Mg
d. sodium
b. HCO3