Clinical Chemistry Flashcards
Clin Chem benches
® Sample Preparation
® Machine
® Printing
When testing for TCO2 it is not ideal if the tube is not filled due
to the possible introduction of air which can falsely __ the
resul
DECREASE
Yellow top has ___ which Red top tubes donet have
gel separator
What type of test tube in Opti Lion Machine (for Ionized Calcium);
What type of tube for HbA1C tests where specimen are placed in Capillarys 2 Flex Piercing machine
GreenTop
Purple Top
Serum routine tests and special tests done on
Vitros, 5.1 and 4600
Ionized Calcium (Ca2+) is
Free Ca2+ in the blood (unbound)
To maintain pH, ionized Ca should be ___, stopping any reaction from occurring
iced
Hemolysis and presence of other anti-coagulants (except
citrate) can falsely ____ K+ levels
increase
Result greater than 7 is considered critical for this test
Potassium
T/F Hemolysis affects results for HbA1c
False, since it is found inside the cell, it wont affect
Protein levels are elevated in the ___ so dapat MORNING
afternoon
best
test for detecting hepatitis
ALT
released into the blood when liver or muscle
cells are injured
AST
Total Bilirubin
• An ___ pigment produced by a waste product primarily
produced by the normal breakdown of heme;
Total Bilirubin diagnose ____
orange-yellow;
Hemolytic anemia
What type of Bilirubin is eliminated in the stool and is formed in the liver when sugar is attached
Conjugated
Total Protein measures combined amount of two major classes of
protein:
Albumin (60%) for keeping fluid from leaking and Globulin (35%) enzymes antibodies etc
Which is not a cause of Low level of Total Protein
Liver & Kidney disorders
Malnutrition
Dehydration
Chronic inflammation
Dehydration AND Chronic Inflammation
Elevated levels of this is most commonly caused by liver disease or bone disorders
ALP
- An enzyme highly concentrated in the liver but is found throughout the body
- Checked usually for a CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
is a non-specific marker for the presence of tissue damage
LD blood level
Normal BUN:Creatinine ratio
1:20
This analyte differentiates the type of AZOTEMIA (pre-renal, post-renal,
and renal)
Creatinine
Analytes of Cardiac function
AST, Troponin (Stat test, preferred since longer plateau), CKMB (isonezyme of CK)
Capillarys 2 Flex Piercing
Principle, Test, Reagents
Principle: Capillary Electrophoresis;
For HbA1c
Reagents:
® Diluent (Distilled H2O) –
® Hemolyzing Solution
® Two (2) buffers –