Day 1 (Water And pH, Enzymes, Carbohydrates) Flashcards
1
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Causes of high anion gap metabolic acidosis (5)
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MUDPILES
Methanol Uremia Diabetic ketoacidosis Paraldehyde and propylene glycol Isoniazid Lactic Acidosis (sepsis, shock) Ethylene glycol Salicylates
2
Q
Most important intracellular buffer
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Proteins
3
Q
Most important extracellular buffer
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Bicarbonate
4
Q
Distinguished by their tight, stagle incorporation into a protein’s structure
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Prosthetic group
5
Q
Bind in a transient dissociable manner either to a substrate or enzyme
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Cofactor
6
Q
Serve as recyclable shuttles or group transfer agents
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Coenzymes
7
Q
Michaelis Menten curve
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Hyperbolic
8
Q
Allosteric enzyme curve
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Sigmoidal
