Clinical Chemistry 2

Question 1

Concept of disease

Answer 1

-have a cause
-sign,symptom,biochemical,cellular,micro

Question 2

Pathology service

Answer 2

 Medical Microbiology
 Haematology / Transfusion Science
 Cellular Pathology (Histopathology)
 Immunology
 Virology
 Clinical Biochemistry
◦ clinical chemistry
◦ chemical pathology
◦ medical biochemistry

Question 3

Role of biochemical tests

Answer 3

Diagnosis:diabetes mellitus
Screening:phenylketonuria
MonitoringTreatment:diabetes mellitus
Prognosis:renal failure

Question 4

Eg of core tests

Answer 4

electrolytes, urea, glucose, bilirubin

Question 5

Eg of specialised tests

Answer 5

trace elements, vitamins, drugs

Question 6

Eg of emergency tests

Answer 6

blood gases, salicylate, paracetamol

Question 7

Sections of a biochemistry lab

Answer 7

 reception
 automated
 emergency
 metabolic
 endocrine
 toxicology
 paediatric
 specialized / manual
 computing

Question 8

Specimens in biochemistry lab

Answer 8

 venous blood (plasma / serum)  arterial blood
 urine
 faeces
 cerebrospinal fluid
 gastrointestinal fluid  kidney stones
 tissues / cells
 saliva

Question 9

Staff roles in a biochemical lab

Answer 9

 technical / routine
 clinical validation
 clinical liaison
 research / development
 clinical eg diabetes / lipid clinics  management / administration
 teaching / training

Question 10

Quality control

Answer 10

internal quality control  external quality control  accreditation