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Exam 6: Proteins/Liver Function/Nonprotein nitrogen Flashcards

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1
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What is the primary structure of a protein?

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Sequence of amino acids

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What is the secondary structure of a protein?

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Formation of a helix

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What is the tertiary structure of a protein?

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Folded 3D protein structure

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What is the quaternary structure of a protein?

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Two or more peptide chains integrated

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What two enzymes digest dietary proteins?

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Pepsin and trypsin

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PKU: cause, urine characteristics

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Buildup of phenylalanine in the blood causes urine to have a musty/mousy odor

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What is the Guthrie test?

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Used to detect PKU; if elevated levels of phenylalanine are found in the blood on the filter paper, bacteria will grow on agar plate

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What can tyrosinemia lead to?

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liver damage

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Alkaptonuria

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Accumulation of homogentisic acid turns urine black colored

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Maple Syrup Urine Disease

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Blocks normal metabolism of leucine, isoleucine, and valine that causes urine to smell like maple syrup

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What is a proteins isoelectric point?

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The pH at which an amino acid or protein has no net charge

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12
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Most proteins are synthesized in the ______.

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liver

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What are some functions of proteins?

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Tissue nutrition
Maintain oncotic pressure
Act as buffers to maintain pH
Transportation of metabolic substances
Immunity (antibodies)
Hormones and receptors
Structure (connective tissue)
Enzymes
Coagulation and hemostasis

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What fraction does prealbumin migrate to in electrophoresis and what is its function?

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Just ahead of albumin - rarely distinguished from albumin band. Prealbumin transports the thyroid hormones T3 and T4 and Retinol (vitamin A)

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What fraction does albumin migrate to in electrophoresis and what is its function?

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It is the first large peak (band). This is the protein in highest concentration in the blood.
It binds and transports materials in the bloodstream and maintains oncotic pressure/fluid balance in tissues.

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16
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Analbuminemia vs bisalbuminemia

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Do not produce any albumin vs produces two types of albumin

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What fraction does alpha-1 antitrypsin migrate to and what is its function?

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Alpha-1 Globulins
Functions to neutralize enzymes that cause damage to structural protein in the lungs

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What fraction does alpha-1 fetoprotein migrate to and what is its function?

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Alpha-1 Globulins
Synthesized by fetal yolk sac - Useful for screening for any conditions where fetus produces excess proteins or insufficient proteins and useful for tumor markers

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What fraction does haptoglobin migrate to and what is its function?

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Alpha-2 Globulins
Functions to bind free hemoglobin

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What fraction does ceruloplasmin migrate to and what is its function?

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Alpha-2 Globulins
Contains 90% of body’s copper and has enzymatic activities

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What is Wilson’s disease and what protein is used to help diagnose it?

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Inherited disorder where copper is deposited in the skin, liver, cornea, and brain presenting with low ceruloplasmin levels

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What fraction does Alpha-2 Macroglobulin migrate to and what is its function?

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Alpha-2 Globulins
Inhibits proteases such as trypsin, thrombin, kallikrein, and plasmin

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What fraction does Transferrin migrate to and what is its function?

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Beta-Globulins
Functions to transport iron

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What fraction does C-Reactive Protein migrate to and what is its function?

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Beta-Globulins
Elevated in situations of inflammation, used as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease

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What fraction do immunoglobulins migrate to and what are their function?

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Gamma Globulins
Synsthesized by plasma cells associated with immune system

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26
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What protein, if detected on protein electrophoresis, could tell us that plasma was submitted instead of serum?

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Fibrinogen - present as a distinct band between beta and gamma regions on plasma electrophoresis - WILL NOT be present in serum

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What is considered the reference method for total protein measurement?

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6.5-8.3 g/dL in serum

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What are some causes of hypoproteinemia?

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Excessive protein loss
Decreased Intake
Liver disease
Inherited immunodeficiency disorder
Accelerated catabolism of proteins

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What are some causes of hyperproteinemia?

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Dehydration
Presence of a paraprotein (multiple myeloma)
Polyclonal increases in immunoglobulins in many chronic disease

30
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What are some causes of hyperproteinemia?

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Dehydration
Presence of a paraprotein (multiple myeloma)
Polyclonal increases in immunoglobulins in many chronic diseases

31
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What does the Biuret method measure?

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Measures color proportional to number of peptide bonds present to calculate total protein

32
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What methodology do most laboratories use for albumin measurement?

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Dye binding technique using bromocresol green/purple

33
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What might we perform protein electrophoresis on CSF for?

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To detect oligoclonal bands- distinct bands seen in 90% of multiple sclerosis patients

34
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What element do proteins have that distinguish them from carbohydrates and lipids?

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Nitrogen

35
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What does multiple myeloma do in the bone marrow and in the skeleton?

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Osteolytic lesions

36
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What will someone with an alpha-antitrypsin deficiency electrophoresis pattern look like?

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No Alpha-1 globulin peak

37
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What is the general pattern seen in inflammation?

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Increase in alpha 1 and alpha 2; jagged looking peaks

38
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What will someone with cirrhosis electrophoresis pattern look like?

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No break between beta and gamma - one long mountain-like peak.

39
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What will someone with nephrotic syndrome electrophoresis pattern look like?

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Increased in alpha 2 and beta

40
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What will someone with a monoclonal increase electrophoresis pattern look like?

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Large peak for gamma, taller than albumin - indicates overproduction of immunoglobulins such as seen in MM and WM

41
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What diseases are associated with an increase in CSF protein?

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Bacterial/viral meningitis
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Multiple sclerosis
Traumatic tap

42
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What are the 4 main functions of the liver?

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Excretion/secretion
Metabolism
Detoxification
Storage

43
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What enzyme is necessary for conjugating bilirubin?

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UDPGT

44
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What (if anything) are conjugated, unconjugated, and delta bilirubin bound to?

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Conjugated: bound to nothing
Unconjugated: bilirubin bound to albumin
Delta bilirubin: albumin bound to conjugated bilirubin

45
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The liver has a great reserve capacity. What percent of the liver can be destroyed before you even notice symptoms?

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80%

46
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What is one of the largest products passed through the liver daily?

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Bile

47
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Hemoglobin is broken down into:

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Heme, Globin, and Iron

48
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What is the process for breaking down heme waste products?

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  • Destroyed RBCs are broken down into heme. - - Heme gets broken down into bilirubin
  • Albumin binds bilirubin and turns it into unconjugated bilirubin
  • UDPGT converts unconjugated bilirubin into conjugated bilirubin in the liver and it becomes more soluble
  • GI bacteria convert conjugated bilirubin into urobilinogen in the intestines
  • Urobilinogen excreted in feces
49
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What are conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin also known as?

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Conjugated: direct bilirubin
Unconjugated: indirect bilirubin

50
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Define glycolysis

A

the breakdown of glucose

51
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Define glycogenolysis

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the breakdown of glycogen into glucose

52
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Define gluconeogenesis

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the production of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources

53
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What methodology is used to measure bilirubin?

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Diazo reaction

54
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What accelerator does Malloy-Evelyn bilirubin technique use?

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Methanol

55
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What accelerator does Jendrassik-Groff bilirubin technique use?

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Caffeine

56
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What potentially fatal condition are we trying to prevent in newborns where bilirubin deposits in tissue?

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Jaundice of the newborn - Kernicterus

57
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What are the typical components in a hepatic function panel?

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Total protein, Albumin, Total bilirubin, Direct bilirubin, AST, ALT, ALP

58
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What is Gilbert’s syndrome?

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Unconjugated bilirubinemia - genetic defect affecting production of UDPGT - have higher total bilirubin than average person.

59
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What is Crigler-Najjar?

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Unconjugated bilirubinemia - has type 1 (no production of UDPGT) and type 2 (severe deficiency of UDPGT)

60
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What is jaundice of the newborn?

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Unconjugated bilirubinemia - increased bilirubin load and/or lack of UDPGT production in newborns, can cause kernicterus leading to death

61
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What is Dubin-Johnson syndrome?

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Conjugated bilirubinemia - deficiency of transporter protein that moves bilirubin out of liver so bilirubin cannot be excreted from liver. buildup of delta bilirubin (albumin bound to conjugated bilirubin)

62
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What is Rotor syndrome?

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Conjugated bilirubinemia - no dark granules seen in liver, but same as DJ syndrome (buildup of bilirubin in liver)

63
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What is the name of the phenomenon where virtually all ingested materials are taken to the liver for evaluation prior to widespread circulation in the body?

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First-pass phenomenon

64
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What are prehepatic causes of jaundice?

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PRE-LIVER: Acute and chronic hemolytic anemias (increased RBC destruction)

65
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What are hepatic causes of jaundice?

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Intrinsic liver disease or defect

66
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What are posthepatic causes of jaundice?

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AFTER LIVER: Biliary obstructive disease

67
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What tests can help identify hepatobiliary conditions (such as blockages)?

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Enzyme tests; GGT will be elevated

68
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What are the five forms of infectious viral Hepatitis? how are they spread?

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Hep A –> fecal-oral
Hep B –> percutaneous/permucosal
Hep C –> percutaneous/permucosal
Hep D –> percutaneous/permucosal
Hep E –> fecal-oral

69
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What is the 1st HBV marker we can detect?

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Hep B surface antigen

70
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What HBV marker would ONLY we expect to see if the person is vaccinated, but not exposed to the real virus?

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Hep B surface antibody

71
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prognosis of e antigen/antibody

A

better prognosis if e antibody is present
worse prognosis if only e antigen is present

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