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Chapter 6 Chemistry Flashcards

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Serum

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Obtained from a clotted blood specimen

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Plasma

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Pale yellow, sticky fluid *90% is water

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3
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Glucose

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Simple six carbon sugar that all cells and tissues require

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4
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Homeostatic range for blood glucose levels

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70-100 mg/dL

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5
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Glycogen

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Stored glucose

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6
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Insulin

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Hormone from pancreas to move glucose from blood into body *lowers blood level back

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Glucagon

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Hormone from pancreas that elevates blood glucose back to a normal level and prevent hypoglycemia

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8
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Hyperglycemia

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Abnormally high blood sugar level

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Hypoglycemia

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Abnormally low blood sugar levels

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10
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Random glucose test

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Taken randomly without fasting; collected anytime

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11
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FBG fasting blood glucose

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Should be less than 100 mg/dL

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OGTT or 2 hour postprandial test

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*drinking orange drink

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Hgb A1c

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Glycosalated hemoglobin glucose levels over 3 months, (specific for diabetes)

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14
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Hgb A1c levels

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6.5% or higher

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15
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Endogenous cholesterol

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Manufactured in the liver

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16
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Exogenous cholesterol

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Comes from what we eat

17
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HDL

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High density lipoproteins “Healthy” due to plaque removal

18
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LDL

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Low density lipoproteins “bad” when high they form a fatty plaque on arterial walls

19
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Hgb A1c tube color

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Lavender top tube

20
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Tc/HDL ratio

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Total cholesterol compared with HDL in the form of a ratio, determines cardiac risk, greater than 4.5

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Triglycerides

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Lipids don’t mix with H20 in plasma, direct results

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Desirable cholesterol levels

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Under 200 mg/dL

23
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CAD

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Coronary Artery Disease- may lead to MI * concern for elevated lipids

24
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FOBT

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Fecal occult blood test- A simple inexpensive test to detect blood that may be hidden or not visable to the naked eye

25
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Occult

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Hidden blood

26
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iFOBT

A

More sensitive fecal occult for human feces

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