[LAB] GGT Flashcards

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TISSUES WHERE GGT WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED IN

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KIDNEY TISSUE

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PRIMARY ORIGIN OF GGT

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HEPATOBILARY SYSTEM

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WHERE ARE THE HIGHEST GGT LEVELS FOUND

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RENAL TISSUE

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CLINICAL CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN EARLIER AND MORE PRONOUNCED GGT LEVELS

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OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE
METASTATIC NEOPLASMS

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CLINICAL CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN ELEVATIONS THAT ARE 5-30X NORMAL LEVELS

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INTRA- AND POST-HEPATIC BILIARY OBSTRUCTIONS

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CLINICAL CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN MODERATE ELEVATIONS OR 2-5X NORMAL LEVELS

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INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS

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ELEVATIONS ARE ALSO OBSERVED IN THESE CLINICAL CONDITIONS

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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TUMORS

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TRUE OR FALSE
IN PRIMARY TUMORS, GGT MEASUREMENTS ARE MORE USEFUL DIAGNOSTICALLY THAN TRANSAMINASE DETERMINDATIONS

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FALSE
LESS USEFUL

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pH AT WHICH GGT CATALYZES THE TRANSFER OF THE DONOR SUBSTRATE TO THE ACCEPTOR SUBSTRATE

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pH 8.2

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PRINCIPLE OF GGT
IN THE SZASZ AND ROSALKI METHOD

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L-gamma-p-nitroanilide + glycylglycine —GGT—> p-nitroaniline + gamma-glutamyl glycylglycine

**p-nitroaniline produces a yellow compound

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[PRINCIPLE OF GGT ASSAYS]
DONOR SUBSTRATE

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L-GAMMA-P-NITROANILIDE

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[PRINCIPLE OF GGT ASSAYS]
ACCEPTOR SUBSTRATE

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GLYCYLGLYCINE

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[PRINCIPLE OF GGT ASSAYS]
ENZYME

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GGT

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[PRINCIPLE OF GGT ASSAYS]
PRODUCT (COLORED COMPOUND)

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P-NITROANILINE (YELLOW)

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[PRINCIPLE OF GGT ASSAYS]
SECOND PRODUCT

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GAMMA-GLUTAMYL GLYCLYCLYCINE

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THREE METHODS FOR GGT ASSAYS

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SZASZ-ROSALKI
PERSIJN AND VAN DER SILK METHOD
GOLDBERG METHOD

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17
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BASIS OF DETERMINING GGT ARE BASED ON THE USE OF WHAT SUBSTRATE MATERIAL

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GLUTAMYL DERIVATIVES OF AROMATIC AMINES

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WHO INTRODUCED GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-P-NITROANILIDE AS A SUBSTRATE

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ORLOWSKI AND MEISTER

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SUBSTRATE USED BY ORLOWSKI AND MEISTER

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GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-P-NITROANILIDE

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WHO ADDED GLYCYLGLYCINE TO THE PROCESS OF GGT DETERMINATION

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KULHANEK AND DIMOV

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________ PUBLISHED A KINETIC PROCEDURE FOR GGT ON WHOSE PRINCIPLE THE EXPERIMENT (EXP 5) WAS BASED ON

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SZASZ

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WHAT SUBSTANCE SUBSTITUTED THE L-y-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide TO PRODUCE A MORE STABLE REAGENT

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L-y-glutamyl-p-nitroanalide
A CARBOXYL DERIVATIVE

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WHAT KIND OF DERIVATIVE IS L-y-glutamyl3-carboxy-4-nitroanalide

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CARBOXYL DERIVATIVE

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REFERENCE METHOD

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SZASZ-ROSALKI METHOD

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RELATIONSHIP OF THE RATE OF INCREASE IN ABSORBANCE TO GGT IN THE SAMPLE
DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL
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PRODUCT OF THE SZASZ-ROSALKI METHOD
5-amino-2-nitrobenzoate
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WAVELENGTH USED IN THE SZASZ-ROSALKI METHOD
410 nm
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TRUE OR FALSE THE REAGENT PRODUCED BY L-gamma-glutamyl-3-carboxy-4-nitroanilide IS NOT THAT STABLE AND IS WATER INSOLUBLE
FALSE MORE STABLE, WATER SOLUBLE
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REAGENT MADE IN THE SZASZ-ROSALKI METHOD
L-gamma-glutamyl-3-carboxy-4-nitroanilide
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CHROMOGENIC METHOD
GOLDBERG METHOD
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METHOD THAT USES L-gamma-glutamyl-beta napthylamide AS A SUBSTRATE
GOLDBERG METHOD
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SUBSTRATE USED IN THE CHROMOGENIC METHOD
GOLDBERG METHOD L-gamma-glutamyl-beta napthylamide
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PRODUCT MEASURED IN THE CHROMOGENIC METHOD
GOLDBERG METHOD LIBERATED BETA-NAPTHYLAMIDE
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METHOD THAT MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF LIBERATED BETA-NAPTHYLAMIDE
GOLDBERG METHOD
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ADVANTAGE OF THE PERSIJN AND VAN DER SILK METHOD
CAN DIRECTLY PRODUCE ITS OWN CHROMOGEN
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PROPERTIES OF THE SUBSTRATE IN THE PERSIJN AND VAN DER SILK METHOD
HIGHLY SOLUBLE ADAPTS TO ANY EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMATED ASSAY OF GGT
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METHOD WITH A SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE SZASZ METHOD
PERSIJN AND VAN DER SILK METHOD
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METHOD THAT USES L-gamma-glutamyl-3-carboxy-4-nitroanilide
SZASZ AND ROSALKI METHOD (??) PERSIJN AND VAN DER SILK METHOD (??)
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INTERFERENCES THAT CAUSE FALSE INCREASED RESULTS
HEPARIN DRUGS — BARBITURATE — PHENYTOIN — ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS
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INTERFERENCES THAT CAUSE FALSE DECREASED RESULTS
CITRATE OXALATE FLUORIDE HEMOGLOBIN
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CITRATE, OXALATE, AND HEPARIN DECREASE GGT CONCENTRATIONS BY HOW MANY PERCENT?
10-15%
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WHAT SUBSTANCE CAUSES MINIMAL DEPRESSION IN GGT ACTIVITY
HEMOGLOBIN
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AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN THAT CAUSES MINIMAL DEPRESSION IN GGT
100-500 mg/dL
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HEPARIN EFFECTS ON SAMPLE
TURBIDITY FALSE INCREASE IN RESULTS
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WHAT SUBSTANCES DEPRESS GGT ACTIVITY BY 10-15%
CITRATE OXALATE FLUORIDE
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BY HOW MANY PERCENT DOES HEMOGLOBIN DEPRESS GGT ACTIVTY?
APPROXIMATELY 5-7%
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FOR HOW LONG IS SERUM GGT STABLE
AT LEAST 8 HOURS AT RT 1 HOUR AT 4C 1 YEAR AT -20C
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DRUGS THAT FALSELY INCREASE GGT LEVELS
BARBITUATE PHENYTOIN ANTICONVULSANTS
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VOLUME OF BILIRUBIN THAT EXHIBITS NEGLIGIBLE INTERERENCE
20 mg/dL
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PERCENTAGE OF NEGLIGIBLE INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY BILIRUBIN
5%
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[Assay] PREWARM TIME AND TEMPERATURE
3 MINUTES 37C
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[Assay] AMOUNT OF DISTILLED WATER AND REAGENT
1 mL
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[Assay] INCUBATION TIME AND TEMPERATURE
30 SECONDS 37C
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[Assay] INCUBATION TIME AND TEMPERATURE IN BETWEEN READINGS
1 MINUTE 37C
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VOLUME OF PATIENT SERUM
0.05 mL
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[Assay] WAVELENGTH
405 nm
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[Assay] EXPECTED VALUES
MEN: UP TO 40 IU/L WOMEN: UP TO 30 IU/L
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SI UNIT CONVERSION FACTOR
16.67 nKat/L
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VOLUME OF y-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide
4.79 mm
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VOLUME OF GLYCYLGLYCINE
10 mm
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LINEARITY
600 IU/L
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TROUBLESHOOTING SAMPLES ABOVE THE LINEARITY
DILUTE 1:1 WITH 0.9% SALINE REASSAY MULTIPLY RESULTS WITH 2
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SENSITIVITY
0.02 mg/dL
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[Assay] RECONSTITUTED REAGENT COMPONENTS
POWDERED REAGENT 15 mL
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MULTIPLIER
x 2121
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ABSORBANCE TREND
INCREASING
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EC CODE OF GGT
2.3.2.2
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[Assay] NUMBER OF READINGS
3
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CLINICAL CONDITIONS
HEPATOBILIARY DISORDERS ENZYME-INDUCTING DRUGS ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS DIABETES MELLITUS ACUTE PANCREATITIS AND PROSTATIC DISORDERS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION