Enzymes and Cardiac Markers Flashcards
An international unit (IU) of enzyme activity is the
quantity of enzyme that:
A. Converts 1 μmol of substrate to product per liter
B. Forms 1 mg of product per deciliter
C. Converts 1 μmol of substrate to product
per minute
D. Forms 1 μmol of product per liter
C
Which of the following statements describes a
nonkinetic enzyme assay?
A. Initial absorbance is measured followed by a
second reading after 5 minutes
B. Absorbance is measured at 10-second intervals
for 100 seconds
C. Absorbance is monitored continuously for
1 minute using a chart recorder
D. Reflectance is measured from a xenon source
lamp pulsing at 60 Hz
A
Which of the following statements regarding
enzymatic reactions is true?
A. The enzyme shifts the equilibrium of the reaction
to the right
B. The enzyme alters the equilibrium constant of
the reaction
C. The enzyme increases the rate of the reaction
D. The enzyme alters the energy difference between reactants and products
C
Which statement about enzymes is true?
A. An enzyme alters the Gibb’s free energy of the
reaction
B. Enzymes cause a reaction with a positive free
energy to occur spontaneously
C. An enzyme’s natural substrate has the highest Km
D. A competitive inhibitor will alter the apparent
Km of the reaction
D
Which substrate concentration is needed to
achieve zero-order conditions?
A. Greater than 99 × Km
B. [S] = Km
C. Less than 10 × Km
D. [S] =
A
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Apoenzyme + prosthetic group = holoenzyme
B. A coenzyme is an inorganic molecule required
for activity
C. Cofactors are as tightly bound to the enzyme as
prosthetic groups
D. All enzymes have optimal activity at pH 7.00
A
Which of the following statements about
enzymatic reactions is true?
A. NADH has absorbance maximas at 340
and 366 nm
B. Enzyme concentration must be in excess to
achieve zero-order kinetics
C. Rate is proportional to substrate concentration in a zero-order reaction
D. Accumulation of the product increases the
reaction rate
A
The increase in the level of serum enzymes used to
detect cholestatic liver disease is caused mainly by:
A. Enzyme release from dead cells
B. Leakage from cells with altered membrane
permeability
C. Decreased perfusion of the tissue
D. Increased production and secretion by cells
D
Which of the following enzymes is considered
most tissue specific?
A. Creatine kinase (CK)
B. Amylase
C. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
D. Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH)
D
Which of the following enzymes is activated by
calcium ions?
A. CK
B. Amylase
C. ALP
D. LD
B
Which of the following enzymes is a transferase?
A. ALP
B. CK
C. Amylase
D. LD
B
Which statement about methods for measuring
LD is true?
A. The formation of pyruvate from lactate (forward
reaction) generates NAD+
B. The pyruvate-to-lactate reaction proceeds at
about twice the rate as the forward reaction
C. The lactate-to-pyruvate reaction is optimized at
pH 7.4
D. The negative-rate reaction is preferred
B
Which statement about methods for measuring
LD is true?
A. The formation of pyruvate from lactate (forward
reaction) generates NAD+
B. The pyruvate-to-lactate reaction proceeds at
about twice the rate as the forward reaction
C. The lactate-to-pyruvate reaction is optimized at
pH 7.4
D. The negative-rate reaction is preferred
B
Which condition produces the highest elevation
of serum lactate dehydrogenase?
A. Pernicious anemia
B. Myocardial infarction
C. Acute hepatitis
D. Muscular dystrophy
A
In which condition is the LD most likely to be
within normal limits?
A. Hepatic carcinoma
B. Pulmonary infarction
C. Acute appendicitis
D. Crush injury
C
The LD pleural fluid:serum ratio for a transudative
fluid is usually:
A. 3:1 or higher
B. 2:1
C. 1:1
D. 1:2 or less
D
In which type of liver disease would you expect the
greatest elevation of LD?
A. Toxic hepatitis
B. Alcoholic hepatitis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Acute viral hepatitis
A
Which of the following conditions will interfere
with the measurement of LD?
A. Slight hemolysis during sample collection
B. Storage at 4°C for 3 days
C. Storage at room temperature for 16 hours
D. Use of plasma collected in heparin
A
In the Oliver–Rosalki method, the reverse reaction
is used to measure CK activity. The enzyme(s)
used in the coupling reactions is (are):
A. Hexokinase and G-6-PD
B. Pyruvate kinase and LD
C. Luciferase
D. Adenylate kinase
A
In the Oliver–Rosalki method for CK, adenosine
monophosphate (AMP) is added to the substrate
in order to:
A. Inhibit adenylate kinase
B. Block the oxidation of glutathione
C. Increase the amount of ADP that is available
D. Block the action of diadenosine pentaphosphate
A
Which substance is used in the CK assay to
activate the enzyme?
A. Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
B. Imidazole
C. N-acetylcysteine
D. Pyridoxyl-5´-phosphate
C
SITUATION: A physician calls to request a CK
on a sample already sent to the laboratory for
coagulation studies. The sample is 2-hour-old
citrated blood and has been stored at 4°C. The
plasma shows very slight hemolysis. What is the
best course of action and the reason for it?
A. Perform the CK assay on the sample because no
interferent is present
B. Reject the sample because it is slightly hemolyzed
C. Reject the sample because it has been stored
too long
D. Reject the sample because the citrate will
interfere
D
Which of the following statements regarding total
CK is true?
A. Levels are unaffected by strenuous exercise
B. Levels are unaffected by repeated intramuscular
injections
C. Highest levels are seen in Duchenne’s muscular
dystrophy
D. The enzyme is highly specific for heart injury
C
Which of the following statements regarding the
clinical use of CK-MB (CK-2) is true?
A. CK-MB becomes elevated before myoglobin
after an AMI
B. CK-MB levels are usually increased in cases of
cardiac ischemia
C. CK-MB is more specific than myoglobin
D. An elevated CK-MB is always accompanied by
an elevated total CK
C
Which of the following statements regarding the
clinical use of CK-MB (CK-2) is true?
A. CK-MB becomes elevated before myoglobin
after an AMI
B. CK-MB levels are usually increased in cases of
cardiac ischemia
C. CK-MB is more specific than myoglobin
D. An elevated CK-MB is always accompanied by
an elevated total CK
C
A patient’s CK-MB is reported as 18 μg/L and the
total CK as 560 IU/L. What is the CK relative
index (CKI)?
A. 0.10%
B. 3.2%
C. 10.0%
D. 30.0%
B
In a nonmyocardial as opposed to a myocardial
cause of an increased serum or plasma CK-MB,
which would be expected?
A. An increase in CK-MB that is persistent
B. An increase in the percent CK-MB as well as
concentration
C. The presence of increased TnI
D. A more modest increase in total CK than
CK-MB
A
Which statement best describes the clinical utility
of plasma or serum myoglobin?
A. Levels greater than 100 μg/L are diagnostic
of AMI
B. Levels below 100 μg/L on admission and
2–4 hours postadmission help to exclude a
diagnosis of AMI
C. Myoglobin peaks after the cardiac troponins
but is more sensitive
D. The persistence of myoglobin > 110 μg/L for
3 days following chest pain favors a diagnosis
of AMI
B
What is the typical time course for plasma
myoglobin following an AMI?
A. Abnormal before 1 hour; peaks within 3 hours;
returns to normal in 8 hours
B. Abnormal within 3 hours; peaks within 6 hours;
returns to normal in 18 hours
C. Abnormal within 2 hours; peaks within
12 hours; returns to normal in 36 hours
D. Abnormal within 6 hours; peaks within
24 hours; returns to normal in 72 hours
C
What is the typical time course for plasma TnI or
TnT following an AMI?
A. Abnormal within 3 hours; peaks within
12 hours; returns to normal in 24 hours
B. Abnormal within 4 hours; peaks within
18 hours; returns to normal in 48 hours
C. Abnormal within 4 hours; peaks within
24 hours; returns to normal in 1 week
D. Abnormal within 6 hours; peaks within
36 hours; returns to normal in 5 days
C
Which of the following is the most effective serial
sampling time for ruling out AMI using both
myoglobin and a cardiac specific marker in an
emergency department environment?
A. Admission and every hour for the next 3 hours or until positive
B. Admission, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 6 hours or
until positive
C. Admission, 3 hours, 6 hours, and a final sample
within 12 hours
D. Admission and one sample every 8 hours for
48 hours
C
What is the recommended troponin T and I cutoff
(upper limit of normal) for detecting myocardial
infarction?
A. The cutoff varies with the method of assay but
should be no lower than 0.2 ng/mL
B. The upper 99th percentile or lowest level that
can be measured with 10% CV
C. The concentration corresponding to the lowest
level of calibrator used
D. The highest value fitting under the area of the
curve for the 95% confidence interval
B
Which of the following cardiac markers is
consistently increased in persons who exhibit
unstable angina?
A. Troponin C
B. Troponin T
C. CK-MB
D. Myoglobin
B