Clinical Pathology

Question 1

RTT

Answer 1

Red top tube

Question 2

SST

Answer 2

Serum separator tube

Question 3

BUN

Answer 3

Blood urea nitrogen

Question 4

IU/L

Answer 4

International units / liter

Question 5

mEq/ L

Answer 5

Milliequivalents per liter

Question 6

ALT

Answer 6

Alanine Aminotransferase

Question 7

AST

Answer 7

Asparate Aminitransferase

Question 8

Mg/dl

Answer 8

Miligrams per deciliter

Question 9

CPK

Answer 9

Creatinine phosphokinase

Question 10

GGT

Answer 10

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase

Question 11

ALP

Answer 11

Alkaline Phosphatase

Question 12

Azot/o

Answer 12

Urea or nitrogen

Question 13

Glyc/o

Answer 13

Sugar

Question 14

Natr/o

Answer 14

Sodium

Question 15

Kal/i

Answer 15

Potassium

Question 16

Cali/i

Answer 16

Calcuim

Question 17

Lip/o

Answer 17

Fat, lipid

Question 18

-emia

Answer 18

Blood, blood condition

Question 19

-ase

Answer 19

Enzyme

Question 20

Serology

Answer 20

Study of serum and the reactions of antigens and antibodies

Question 21

Sample

Answer 21

Specimen collected for analysis

Question 22

Urea

Answer 22

Chief nitrogens end product of protein metabolism, found in urine

Question 23

Spectrophotometer

Answer 23

An apparatus measuring the intensity of light that passes through

Question 24

Colorimetry

Answer 24

Science of measuring color

Question 25

Urease

Answer 25

Enzyme that changes urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide

Question 26

Bilirubin

Answer 26

Bile pigment derived from the breakdown of heme

Question 27

Quantitative

Answer 27

Able to be measured or counted

Question 28

Calibrate

Answer 28

To adjust the reading of an instrument to check accuracy

Question 29

Qualitative

Answer 29

able to be identified but not measured or counted

Question 30

Globulins

Answer 30

Group of large plasma proteins that include immunoglobulins

Question 31

Refractometer

Answer 31

Instrument that uses the bending of light to determine the concentration of particles in a solution

Question 32

Icterus

Answer 32

Yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by elevated bilirubin levels

Question 33

Lytes

Answer 33

Electrolytes, especially Na, K, Cl

Question 34

Creatintine

Answer 34

Waste product formed during normal muscle cell metabolism

Question 35

Albumin

Answer 35

Plasma protein that functions to maintain themosmotic pressure of blood

Question 36

Carotenes

Answer 36

Plant pigment that can be converted to vitamin A by most mammals except cats

Question 37

Quality control

Answer 37

A system for insuring the maintenance of proper standards

Question 38

Amylase

Answer 38

Pancreatic enzyme that functions in the breakdown of starch

Question 39

Turbidity

Answer 39

Cloudiness or haziness of a fluid

Question 40

Deciliter

Answer 40

One thousandth of a liter

Question 41

Grass tetany

Answer 41

Nutritional hepatocytes of lactating cattle

Question 42

Postprandial

Answer 42

After eating

Question 43

Bile acids

Answer 43

Fluid produced by hepatocytes that aid in the digestion of fats

Question 44

Uric acid

Answer 44

An end product of protein metabolism in reptiles and birds

Question 45

Cholestasis

Answer 45

The flow of bile from the liver is blocked or slow

Question 46

Panel

Answer 46

Screen, profile, a group of lab tests performed on serum or plasma

Question 47

Conjugated

Answer 47

Joined or paired

Question 48

Extracellular fluid

Answer 48

All of the body fluid lying outside of the cells

Question 49

Reference range

Answer 49

Normal range of values based on patient signalment and the method of testing