Chemistry exams Flashcards
Identification of a patient can be obtained from the following except:
A. Verbal identification statement
B. Identification band
C. A relative, nurse, or attending physician
D. Patient on the same ward
D. Patient on the same ward
True about plasma except:
A. Liquid Portion of an anticoagulated blood
B. Requires centrifugation to be obtained but does not need to be allowed to clot
C. Does not contain Fibrinogen
D. Has a high water content
C. Does not contain fibrinogen
Consumption of fibrinogen is in serum. PLASMA DOES NOT CLOT THEREFORE FIBRINOGEN IS STILL PRESENT
Ideal for glucose determination
A. Serum sample from a plain tube
B. Serum obtained from a gel separator tube
C. Whole blood with fluoride
C. Whole blood with Fluoride
All are NOT true about tourniquet except:
A. Should be applied near the site of collection
B. Application is required for arterial puncture
C. Paper tourniquet may be reused
D. Blood pressure cuff must be inflated up to 40-60 mmHg
D. Blood pressure cuff must be inflated up to 40-60 mmHg
Not true except yung tanong thus tama yung TRUE yung D.
Reusable tourniquets have a high risk of transmitting:
A. Blood borne diseases
B. Skin penetrating parasites
C. Antibiotic resistant bacteria
C. Antibiotic resistant bacteria
Blood borne diseases - needle prick
Difference between a plastic and glass plain tube is that the former:
1. Contains clot activator
2. Requires 5x inversion
3. No clot activator
4. No inversion required
3 and 4
Basal state means
Fasting samples are collected early in the morning with no strenuous activities
To decrease the rate of glycolysis by the WBC, whole blood for glucose determination must be stored at?
Ref temp - Slows down degradation
Which of the following does NOT properly describe type 1 DM
A. absolute insulin deficiency
B. Associated with autoimmune destruction of pancreatic B-cells
C. Ketoacidosis prone
D. occurs more frequently in ADULTS
D. occurs more frequently in ADULTS
Type 1 DM is juvenile onset diabetes
Which glucose method catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose by adenosine triphosphate forming glucose-6-phosphate and adenosine diphosphate with the absorbance of the product read at 340nm
Hexokinase - ATP > G6P and ADP
Reference interval for fasting serum glucose in an adult expressed in SI unit
3.3-5.6 mmol/L
Glucose conversion factor
0.0555
Glucose unit measured using Hexokinase method
A. Alpha-D-Glucose
B. Beta-D-Glucose
Both A and B are correct
Which of the following is true about type II diabetes
1. Adult-onset diabetes mellitus
2. Can be caused by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
3. Insulin dependent type of diabetes mellitus
4. C-Peptide levels are detectable
1 and 4
A 68-yea-old obese woman visits her doctor reporting increased urination (especially at night), increased thirst, and increased appetite. Her glucose on examination was 210mg/dL (fasting) Which of the following statements best fits with the given information above?
A. Type 1 DM
B. Patients urine will show a positive glucose
C. Impaired fasting glucose
D. Decreased HBA1C
B and C
Renal glucose threshold is 160-180mg/dL
Impaired fasting glucose kasi borderline pa lang
What effect if any, would be expected when the secretion of epinephrine is stimulated by physical or emotional stress
A. Decrease blood glucose level
B. Increased blood glucose level
C. Increased glycogen storage
D. No effect
B. Increased glucose level
Epinephrine will trigger the release of cortisol, cortisol makes glucose higher
Cut off value for HDL cholesterol
A. 30mg/dL
B. 40mg/dL
C. 50 mg/dL
D. 60 mg/dL
B. 40mg/dL - desirable
Mas maganda mas mataas HDL
A patient sample is assayed for fasting TAG and a TAG value of 1036 mg/dL. This value is of immediate concern because of its association with which of the following conditions?
A. CHD
B. Diabetes
C. Pancreatitis
C. Pancreatitis
TAG value of over 500 mg/dL is associated with liver and pancreas problem
Which of the following would be expected to be falsely elevated on a serum specimen from a non-fasting patient
A. Cholesterol
B. TAG
C. HDL
D. LDL
TAG
Pre-mature atherosclerosis can occur when which of the following becomes elevated
A. Chylomicrons
B. VLDL
C. LDL
D. HDL
C. LDL
When electrophoresed, migration of lipoprotein starting from anode will be?
HDL - VLDL - LDL - Chylomicrons
Turbid serum sample caused by VLDL after overnight would have?
Turbid supernatant without creamy layer on top
Clear supernatant with creamy layer on top = chylomicrons
Turbid supernatant with creamy layer on top = Chylomicrons and VLDL
Level of cholesterol considered as borderline high and treatment should start
200-239 mg/dL
<200mg/dL = Normal
>240 mg/dL = High
VLDL
a. Obstructive jaundice
b. Floating beta-lipoprotein
B. Floating beta-lipoprotein
LPx - Obstructive jaundice
LP(a) - Sinking pre-beta
Proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids are the three major biochemical compounds of human metabolism. What is the element that distinguish proteins from carbohydrate and lipid compounds?
Nitrogen
Negative acute phase reactant
Albumin
Marker for wilson’s disease
Ceruloplasmin
Basis for the kjedahl technique for determination of serum total protein?
Quantification of the nitrogen content of protein
Which of the following protein fraction has the greatest concentration in the serum of healthy individuals
A. Alpha-globulin
B. Beta-Globulin
C. Gamma-Globulin
D. Albumin
D. Albumin
In inflammation there would be a spike on what region?
A. Alpha 1
B. Alpha 2
C. Beta
D. AOTA
D. All of the above