Clin Chem - Abbrev Discussion Flashcards
enzyme of the prostate
ACP
used to diagnose prostate/prostatic cancer
ACP
enzyme found in semen
ACP
enzyme used in determination of rape
ACP
ACP is most active at what pH
5
ADH levels are low among what age group
elders
other name of ADH
vasopressin
prevents loss of water through urine excretion
ADH
normally present in fetus
AFP
among what age group does AFP normally disappear
adults
if AFP is present among adults, it means
liver cancer
proteins in the serum
albumin and globulin
most abundant protein in serum
albumin
second most abundant protein in serum
globulin
ALP is most active at what pH
9.8
used to diagnose bone and liver diseases (esp. liver tissue at the hepatocytes)
ALP
ALP is normally high in what age group
children
if ALP is high among adults, what diseases are present
bone and liver
substrate of ALT
alanine
used in the diagnosis of liver disease (@ biliary tract)
ALT
means heart attack in vernacular
AMI
tests to be done for AMI
CK, LD, AST
enzyme found in salivary glnds and pancreas
AMS
used in thediagnosis of pancreatitis and salivary gland disorder
AMS
written in request slips
ASAP
when ASAP is written in request slips, the request must be finished within which rotation (1st,2nd or 3rd?)
1st
substrate of AST
aspartate
used in the diagnosis of AMI
AST
dye for albumin measurement
BCG
Best test for albumin
BCG
represent nitrogen content of urea in blood
BUN
Oncofetal tumor marker
CEA
CEA is normally detected among
fetus
among what age group does CEA normally disappear
Adults
if CEA is elevated in adults, it means
colon concer
A person who has this disease is a candidate for stroke (brain attack) or heart attack
CHD
disease in which arteries are clogged due to hardened cholesterol plaques
CHD
if the arteries are clogged, what condition may result
hypertension
hypertension due to clogging of arteries may cause the tendency of arteries to ________
burst
enzyme responsible for transfer of phosphate group from ATP to creatine
creatine kinase
catalyzes transfer of phosphate group
kinase
catalyzes transfer of oxygen
oxidase
very stable form of hemoglobin
COHb
When does Hb become useless
when it is bound to CO
can HBCo be degraded?
no
non-toxic because it does not combine with Hb
carbon dioxide
COHb has high levels among __
smokers
unit used in radioimmunoassay
CPM
marker of inflammation
CRP
if CRP is high, it means
there is an inflammatory disease
why is CRP the best index of inflammation
first to rise in serum during an inflammatory rxn
once inflammation subsides, which is the first to disappear in serum
CRP
computed in statistics
quotient of SD and mean multiplied to 100
CV
CV is expressed as
%
Kinds of diabetes
DM and DI
type of diabetes: insulin deficiency
DM
type of diabetes: ADH deficiency
DI
at what amount of glucose in the bloodstream will a person experience glycosuria
> 140 - 160 mg %
condition in which glucose appears in urine
glycosuria
functions for the cellular uptake of glucose
insulin
if insulin shoots glucose to muscle cells, then glucose will be converted to
carbon dioxide, water, energy to do work
if insulin shoots glucose to hepatocytes, glucose will be stored/deposited as
glycogen (A form of fat)
when the ADH levels are low, a person will experience what condition
polyuria
excess urine excretion
polyuria
in the nucleus, where is the DNA located
at the periphery
in the nucleus, where is the nucleolus located
at the center
in the nucleus, where is the RNA located
scattered and surrounding the nucleolus
liquid outside the cell (plasma and serum)
ECF
an anticoagulant
EDTA
general term for a kind of immunoassay
EIA
Examples of EIA
ELISA and EMIT
used in wine, non-toxic
EtOH
used in industries, toxic, can cause blindness
MetOH
MetOH can cause
blindness
Fasting requires how many hours of not eating
at least 8 hrs
what is being measured now instead of FBS
FBG
sweetest sugar
sucrose
only normal sugar in blood
glucose
if fetus has high levels of galactose in the blood, then it has
galactocemia
effects of galactocemia on the fetus
mental retardation, cataract, blindness
2 types of FA
UFA and SFA
healthy FA because it flows
UFA
FA found in gg, tulingan, tambakol, tuna, salmon
UFA
also called “sebo”
SFA
found in fats of cow
SFA
type of FA that hardens when cold
SFA
type of FA that causes atherosclerotic plaques and eventually CHD
SFA
another name for thyroxine
tetraiodothyronine
preferred method for toxicologic assay
GC-MS
functions for plasma filtration
glomerulus
wastes in plasma
urea, creatinine
waste from protein metabolism
urea
waste from muscle catabolism
creatinine
does urine have protein
no
components of urine
urea and creatinine
example of protein reabsorbed by the ureter
albumin
function of ureter
reabsorption
temporary storage of urine
bladder
enzyme used to determine chronic alcoholism
GGT
what does high levels of GGT mean
person is addicted to alcohol
