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Clin Chem - Abbrev Discussion Flashcards

1
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enzyme of the prostate

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ACP

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2
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used to diagnose prostate/prostatic cancer

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ACP

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3
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enzyme found in semen

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ACP

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enzyme used in determination of rape

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ACP

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5
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ACP is most active at what pH

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5

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6
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ADH levels are low among what age group

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elders

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7
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other name of ADH

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vasopressin

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8
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prevents loss of water through urine excretion

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ADH

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9
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normally present in fetus

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AFP

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10
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among what age group does AFP normally disappear

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adults

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11
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if AFP is present among adults, it means

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liver cancer

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12
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proteins in the serum

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albumin and globulin

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13
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most abundant protein in serum

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albumin

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14
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second most abundant protein in serum

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globulin

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15
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ALP is most active at what pH

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9.8

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16
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used to diagnose bone and liver diseases (esp. liver tissue at the hepatocytes)

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ALP

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17
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ALP is normally high in what age group

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children

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18
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if ALP is high among adults, what diseases are present

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bone and liver

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19
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substrate of ALT

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alanine

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20
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used in the diagnosis of liver disease (@ biliary tract)

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ALT

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21
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means heart attack in vernacular

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AMI

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22
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tests to be done for AMI

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CK, LD, AST

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23
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enzyme found in salivary glnds and pancreas

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AMS

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24
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used in thediagnosis of pancreatitis and salivary gland disorder

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AMS

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25
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written in request slips

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ASAP

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26
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when ASAP is written in request slips, the request must be finished within which rotation (1st,2nd or 3rd?)

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1st

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27
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substrate of AST

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aspartate

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28
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used in the diagnosis of AMI

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AST

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29
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dye for albumin measurement

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BCG

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30
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Best test for albumin

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BCG

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31
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represent nitrogen content of urea in blood

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BUN

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32
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Oncofetal tumor marker

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CEA

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33
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CEA is normally detected among

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fetus

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34
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among what age group does CEA normally disappear

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Adults

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35
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if CEA is elevated in adults, it means

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colon concer

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36
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A person who has this disease is a candidate for stroke (brain attack) or heart attack

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CHD

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37
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disease in which arteries are clogged due to hardened cholesterol plaques

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CHD

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38
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if the arteries are clogged, what condition may result

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hypertension

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39
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hypertension due to clogging of arteries may cause the tendency of arteries to ________

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burst

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40
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enzyme responsible for transfer of phosphate group from ATP to creatine

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creatine kinase

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41
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catalyzes transfer of phosphate group

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kinase

42
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catalyzes transfer of oxygen

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oxidase

43
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very stable form of hemoglobin

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COHb

44
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When does Hb become useless

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when it is bound to CO

45
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can HBCo be degraded?

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no

46
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non-toxic because it does not combine with Hb

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carbon dioxide

47
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COHb has high levels among __

A

smokers

48
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unit used in radioimmunoassay

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CPM

49
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marker of inflammation

A

CRP

50
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if CRP is high, it means

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there is an inflammatory disease

51
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why is CRP the best index of inflammation

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first to rise in serum during an inflammatory rxn

52
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once inflammation subsides, which is the first to disappear in serum

A

CRP

53
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computed in statistics

quotient of SD and mean multiplied to 100

A

CV

54
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CV is expressed as

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%

55
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Kinds of diabetes

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DM and DI

56
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type of diabetes: insulin deficiency

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DM

57
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type of diabetes: ADH deficiency

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DI

58
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at what amount of glucose in the bloodstream will a person experience glycosuria

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> 140 - 160 mg %

59
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condition in which glucose appears in urine

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glycosuria

60
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functions for the cellular uptake of glucose

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insulin

61
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if insulin shoots glucose to muscle cells, then glucose will be converted to

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carbon dioxide, water, energy to do work

62
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if insulin shoots glucose to hepatocytes, glucose will be stored/deposited as

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glycogen (A form of fat)

63
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when the ADH levels are low, a person will experience what condition

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polyuria

64
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excess urine excretion

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polyuria

65
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in the nucleus, where is the DNA located

A

at the periphery

66
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in the nucleus, where is the nucleolus located

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at the center

67
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in the nucleus, where is the RNA located

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scattered and surrounding the nucleolus

68
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liquid outside the cell (plasma and serum)

A

ECF

69
Q

an anticoagulant

A

EDTA

70
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general term for a kind of immunoassay

A

EIA

71
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Examples of EIA

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ELISA and EMIT

72
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used in wine, non-toxic

A

EtOH

73
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used in industries, toxic, can cause blindness

A

MetOH

74
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MetOH can cause

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blindness

75
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Fasting requires how many hours of not eating

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at least 8 hrs

76
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what is being measured now instead of FBS

A

FBG

77
Q

sweetest sugar

A

sucrose

78
Q

only normal sugar in blood

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glucose

79
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if fetus has high levels of galactose in the blood, then it has

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galactocemia

80
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effects of galactocemia on the fetus

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mental retardation, cataract, blindness

81
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2 types of FA

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UFA and SFA

82
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healthy FA because it flows

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UFA

83
Q

FA found in gg, tulingan, tambakol, tuna, salmon

A

UFA

84
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also called “sebo”

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SFA

85
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found in fats of cow

A

SFA

86
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type of FA that hardens when cold

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SFA

87
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type of FA that causes atherosclerotic plaques and eventually CHD

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SFA

88
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another name for thyroxine

A

tetraiodothyronine

89
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preferred method for toxicologic assay

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GC-MS

90
Q

functions for plasma filtration

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glomerulus

91
Q

wastes in plasma

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urea, creatinine

92
Q

waste from protein metabolism

A

urea

93
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waste from muscle catabolism

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creatinine

94
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does urine have protein

A

no

95
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components of urine

A

urea and creatinine

96
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example of protein reabsorbed by the ureter

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albumin

97
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function of ureter

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reabsorption

98
Q

temporary storage of urine

A

bladder

99
Q

enzyme used to determine chronic alcoholism

A

GGT

100
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what does high levels of GGT mean

A

person is addicted to alcohol

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