exam 2 jeopardy

Question 1

Which of the three troponins, do we not measure in the lab due to the lack of cardiac specificity?

Answer 1

TNC
- binds calcium

Question 2

this test can e used to help rule out pulmonary embolism

Answer 2

D-Dimer

Question 3

which test has the widest window of detection for AMIs

Answer 3

troponins

Question 4

this test can be used to help differentiate between heart failure and lung disease

Answer 4

BNP and NT-proBNP

Question 5

name a test that can be used for cardiovascular risk stratification

Answer 5

hs-CRP, homocysteine, troponin

Question 6

synthesis of vitamin D begins in the:

Answer 6

skin

Question 7

common bone disease seen in small statured women

Answer 7

osteoporosis

Question 8

this hormone regulates blood calcium levels in circulation

Answer 8

PTH

Question 9

what is the active form of vitamin D called

Answer 9

1,25(OH)2 vitamin D
calciferol

Question 10

low blood calcium is sensed by what in the parathyroid

Answer 10

CSR- calcium sensing receptor

Question 11

what is the most common crystal found ni kidney stones

Answer 11

calcium oxalate

Question 12

what is secreted by the posterior pituitary in response to increased blood osmolality

Answer 12

AVP

Question 13

this protein is known to be nephrotoxic when released from the muscles

Answer 13

myoglobin

Question 14

what is the term for infection in the kidney

Answer 14

pyelonephritis
(cystitis = urinary bladder)

Question 15

What test can be used to detect acute kidney injury before creatinine

Answer 15

cystatin-C

Question 16

how many lobes are there in the liver

Answer 16

2 - held in place by ligaments and separated by falciform ligament

Question 17

cells in the liver responsible for all the major functions

Answer 17

hepatocytes

Question 18

what protein binds bilirubin

Answer 18

albumin

Question 19

what percentage of people infected with HBV recover within 6 months

Answer 19

90%

Question 20

what are the two major sources of blood supply to the liver

Answer 20

• portal vein
• hepatic artery

Question 21

the most common cause of liver failure in the US

Answer 21

alcoholism

Question 22

where is 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D formed

Answer 22

kidney

Question 23

this aminotransferase is more liver specific

Answer 23

ALT

Question 24

performing this test can help distinguish between hepatobiliary disease and osteogenic bone disease

Answer 24

ALP
- alp found in bile ducts and is very high in hepatobiliary obstruction

Question 25

if a patient has a total bilirubin of 5.9 and a direct bilirubin of 1.6, what is the indirect bilirubin

Answer 25

total-direct
5.9-1.6 = 4.3