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Lab Med 135-150 Flashcards

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What is cyclosporine?

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Used in suppressing host vs. graft rejection –> immunosuppression

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What is cytochemical staining?

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Staining of hemosiderin in bone marrow
The “gold standard” for iron status
High staining = iron overload

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What is dabigatran?

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A direct thrombin inhibitor best used for Afib and VTE

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What is digoxin?

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A cardiac glycoside with variable absorption

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What is dysfibrinogenemia?

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Interferent with fibrin-polymerization

Indicator of severe liver disease

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What is ethanol? What is it’s PK?

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CNS depressant

Zero-order

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What is ethosuximide?

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Anti-absence-seizures

Readily absorbed in the GI tract

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What is euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia?

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High total thyroid hormone concentration with normal free concentrations
Normal thyroid function

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What is euthyroid hypothyroxinemia?

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Low total thyroid hormone, normal free

Normal thyroid function

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What is Gilbert’s syndrome?

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Transport and conjugation of bilirubin defect

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What is Grave’s disease?

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Autoimmune hyperthyroidism with diffuse goiter

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What is hCG?

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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What is hemochromatosis?

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Iron overload with tissue injury

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What is hemoglobin A2?

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Functionally similar to Hgb A but higher O2 affinity

Elevated in diagnosis of beta-thalassemia

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What is hemoglobin F?

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Higher O2 affinity than Hgb A

Elevated in patients with abnormal beta chain synthesis

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How does ethanol affect the osmolar gap?

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Increase

17
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Where is HcG found?

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Serum

Urine

18
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What is hCG used for?

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Monitoring clinical management of non-seminomatous germ cell tumor of the testes, choriocarcinoma, and hydatidiform mole

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What lab values do you see with hemochromatosis?

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Low transferrin

Low TIBC

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