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LABORATORY AND SAFETY PATIENT PREPARATION Flashcards

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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→ develop standardized criteria for laboratory practices

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Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute

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→ offers largest proficiency survey program in the US

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College of American Pathologist

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publishes yearly accreditation manual for hospitals

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The Joint Commision

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Physically remove the hazard

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Elimination

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Replace the hazard

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Substitution

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Isolate the people

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Engineering control

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Change the way people work

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Administrative control

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Protect the worker with PPE

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PPE

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Remove the hazard from the workplace or create a barrier between the workers and the hazard

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Engineering control

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Most common biohazard bags

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Yellow, green, red, black

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Non-infectious dry waste

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Black

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OSHA is enacted by the US congress in

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1970

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Public law of OSHA

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91-596

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Non-infectious we waste

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Green

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Infectious and pathological waste

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Yellow

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Chemical waste w/ heavy metal

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Yellow with black band

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Radioactive waste

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Orange

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Sharps and pressurized containers

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Red

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HEPA

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High Efficiency Particulate Air (Filtration)

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HEPA filtration of air intake and Exhaust

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Biosafety Cabinet

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22
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No filtration of air and exhaust chemical fumes

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Fume hoods

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Are those that modify workers work schedules and tasks in ways that minimize their workplace exposure to hazards

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Administrative controls

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policies that mandate measures to reduce or eliminate exposure to hazard

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Work practice controls

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Infectious agents

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Biological

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Needles, lancets,
broken glass

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Sharps

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Preservatives and
reagents

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Chemical

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Equipment and
radioisotopes

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Radioactive

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Ungrounded or wet
equipment; frayed cords

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Electrical

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Bunsen burners,
organic chemicals

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Fire/Explosive

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Wet floors, heavy
boxes, patients

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Physical

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→ the reaction caused by the rapid oxidation of a combustible
material

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Fire

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33
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Medical waste “may transmit infectious disease”

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Biological Hazard

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Four factors causing fire:

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fuel, oxygen, heat, uninhibited reaction

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35
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Combustible metals also include

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sodium, potassium

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36
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provides a quick visual representation of
the health hazard, flammability, reactivity, and special
hazards that a chemical may pose during a fire.

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NFPA

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“Right to Know” law (published by OSHA; new hazard
communication standard)
● Employees must be notified of the potential health hazards of
the handled chemicals

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Chemical Hazard

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38
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injurious to skin or eyes by direct contact to the
tissue of the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract when inhaled
or ingested

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Corrosive

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possible fire or explosion

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Flammable/combustible

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40
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substances that may cause cancer

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Carcinogenic

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41
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substances that can spontaneously explode in
certain conditions

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Reactive

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● aka. Physical Hazards
● Centrifugation lapses
● Lab glassware

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Mechanical Hazard

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Liquid nitrogen

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Cryogenic Material

44
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Causes strain disorders

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Ergonomic Hazard

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● Ionizing radiation can damage living tissue in the human body

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Radiation Hazard

46
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Volume shifts between the vascular and interstitial
compartments, volume loss by sweating, and changes in
hormone concentrations.

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Exercise

47
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is a waste product of metabolism of nitrogenous
compounds (amino acids and proteins); produced via
deamination of adenosine monophosphate and breakdown
of branched-chain amino acid in skeletal muscle

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ammonia

48
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Elevated levels of proteins in urine

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(proteinuria)

49
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Decreased plasma levels in long-distance
athletes

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FSH and LH

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RACE

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rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish

51
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PASS

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Pull pin, Aim nozzle, Squeeze trigger, sweep nozzle

52
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materials which burn or ignite

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flammable

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materials which cause visible destruction

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corrosive

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materials which are liable to explode

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reactive

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materials which cause harm if they enter the body

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Toxic

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materials which cause harm by irritating the eyes

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Irritant

57
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materials which can cause harm to the environment

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Environmental hazard

58
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transient temporary increase in

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lactate, fatty acid, ammonia

59
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long term increase in

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CPK, AST, LD

60
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these are enzymes found in muscles

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SGOT

61
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Vigorous hand exercise (fist-clenching) increases

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potassium,
lactate, and phosphate

62
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NPO meaning

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Nil per os - no eating no drinking

63
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is usually done when there is a need for ultrasound of whole abdomen or HBT

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NPO

64
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8-10 hours:

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FBS, OGTT

65
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10-15 hours:

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lipid profile test

66
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12 hrs:

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Gastrin determination

67
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42 hrs:

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increase serum bilirubin

68
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72 hrs:

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triglycerides

69
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High protein diet-increase ________

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urea

70
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is usually test for pregnant women

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GTT

71
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test for lipids

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TAG

72
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may show variation-
postabsorptive hormonal effects.

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Glucose, lipids, catecholamines

73
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serotonin rich food

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banana, pineapple, tomato, avocado

74
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increased in obese people

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LD, cortisol,glucose

75
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Preferred position during phlebotomy:

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upright position or
supine at least 15-20 mins before blood collection

76
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Changing from supine to sitting or standing position-
increased levels of

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of albumin, enzymes, and calcium

77
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Changing from sitting to supine

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proteins,
lipids, blood urea nitrogen, iron, and calcium

78
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Changing from standing to supine position -

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decreased levels
of cholesterol, triglycerides, lipoproteins

79
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Prolonged standing for more than 30 minutes-

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increased
potassium

80
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Prolonged bed rest- decreased

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→ due to fluid

81
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________ tourniquet application is recommended

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1-minute

82
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Prolonged application of tourniquet

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hemoconcentration and anaerobiosis

83
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Prolonged use of tourniquet with fist exercise-

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increase
potassium (1mmol/L)

84
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tobacco smoking Increased in

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plasma catecholamines and cortisol

85
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tobacco smoking increased in

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Increased in glucose, growth hormone, cholesterol,
triglycerides, ammonia, urea, lactate, and urinary 5-HIAA

86
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tobacco smoking dcecrease

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plasma levels of vitamin B12 and elevated
thiocyanate

87
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`alcohol ingestion increase in

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Increased level of urate, triglycerides, gamma-glutamyl
transferase (GGT)

88
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alcohol consumption causes an increase in insulin
concentration leading to low blood sugar

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hypoglycemia

89
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Affects adrenal hormone secretion

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stress (anxiety)

90
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stress increased in

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catecholamines, cortisol, ACTH, prolactin, insulin,
albumin, glucose, lactate

91
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affects acid-base balance
leads to a decrease in the partial pressure of arterial
carbon dioxide

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● Hyperventilation-

92
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can cause decreased plasma sodium and
potassium.

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Diuretics

93
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can elevate liver function enzymes.

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● Hepatotoxic

94
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cause increases in liver and pancreatic enzymes

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Opiates

95
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Changes that occur within the body such as cyclic changes
(diurnal or circadian) or those resulting from exercise, diet,
stress, gender, age, drugs, posture, or underlying
medications

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physiologic variation

96
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give me the 4 psychiologic variation

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affected by diurnal, age, food, gender

97
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Peaks 4-6 AM; lowest 8 PM-12 AM; 50% lower at 8 PM than at 8 AM; increased with stress

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cortisol

98
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lower at night increased stress

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ADH

99
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lower at night higher standing than supine

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Plasma renin activity

100
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lower at night

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cortisol and aldosterone

101
Q

higher at afternoon

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growth hormone and acid phosphatase

102
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increases with exercise

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thyroxine

103
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Peaks early to late morning; decreases up to 30% during the day

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iron

104
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4% decrease supine

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Calcium

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