Doc Marte (exam)

Question 1

liver-specific in all species

Answer 1

GLDH ba?

Question 2

used in small animals, largely liver-specific

Answer 2

ALT

Question 3

used in small & large animals; present in liver, skeletal muscle, erythrocyte

Answer 3

(AST?)

Question 4

used in large animals in place of ALT

Answer 4

SDH

Question 5

increased biliary hyperplasia

Answer 5

GGT

Question 6

Increased in cholestasis, increased osteoblastic activity

Answer 6

ALP

Question 7

unconjugated bilirubin is expected to dominate, with some increases observed conjugated bilirubin

Answer 7

hepatic jaundice

Question 8

increased conjugated bilirubin concentration

Answer 8

post-hepatic jaundice

Question 9

unconjugated bilirubin is expected to exceed conjugated bilirubin concentratior

Answer 9

Prehepatic jaundice

Question 10

increases indicate hepatic dysfunction

Answer 10

Ammonia

Question 11

also used as a marker of abnormal portal blood flow

Answer 11

Bile acid

Question 12

Central Diabetes Insipidus

Answer 12

Water Deprivation Test

Question 13

Pituitary-dependent Hyperadrenocorticism (PDH; Cushing’s Disease)

Answer 13

HDDS

Question 14

Adrenal-dependent Hyperadrenocorticism

Answer 14

LDDS

Question 15

Hypoadrenocorticism / Addison Diseas

Answer 15

ACTH Stimulation test

Question 16

Total T4 concentration, TSH assay, TSH Stimulation Test

Answer 16

HYPO Thyroidism

Question 17

Total and Free T4 concentration

Answer 17

HYPER Thyroidism

Question 18

hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia

Answer 18

HYPO Parathyroidism

Question 19

high serum PTH concentrations, hypercalcemia

Answer 19

Primary HYPERParathyroidism

Question 20

Cyanide

Answer 20

copper-guaiac test

Question 21

Arsenic

Answer 21

Gutzeit’s Test

Question 22

Nitrate

Question 23

Fluorides

Answer 23

Gettler Test

Question 24

Phosphorus

Answer 24

Scherer test

Question 25

Increased protein catabolism, increased protein digestion, decreased GFR

Answer 25

Urea

Question 26

does not appear to be a better marker of GFR than serum creatinine measurement

Answer 26

SDMA

Question 27

decreased GFR

Answer 27

Creatinine

Question 28

due to urinary tract blockage or ruptüre

Answer 28

Postrenal azotemia

Question 29

due to decreased function or number of nephrons

Answer 29

Renal azotemia

Question 30

due to decreased blood flow to the kidneys

Answer 30

Prerenal azotemia

Question 31

increases indicate hepatic dysfunction

Answer 31

Ammonia

Question 32

also used as a marker of abnormal portal blood flow

Answer 32

Bile Acids