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Lesson 6: Non-protein Nitrogenous Compounds Flashcards

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1
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What must be performed first during NPN determination?

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Deproteinization (lysis of protein)

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What is the method used when NPN sources in the protein-free filtrate are broken down to release the nitrogen?

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Kjeldahl Digestion Method

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Major inherited metabolic diseases associated with
hyperuricemia:

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  1. HGPRT deficiency (Lesch Nyhan syndrome)
  2. PRPP synthetase deficiency
  3. Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency (GSD-1)
  4. Fructose-1-phosphate aldolase deficiency
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It is the end product of purine metabolism

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-BUA

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5
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BUA is formed in the liver and the intestinal mucosa from xanthine by ______?

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-xanthine oxidase

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Where is the blod uric acid filtered and reabsorbed?

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-PCT

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7
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Enzymes that degrade the BUA when it is secreted in the gastrointestinal tract?

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-bacterial enzymes

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In the formation of uric acid, IMP and guanosine monophosphate are converted into in their nucleoside forms through the action of 5’nucleotidase. What are these two forms?

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-guanosine and inosine

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In the third part of uric acid formation, purine nucleoside phosphorylase converts inosine and guanosine in what respective purince bases?

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-hypoxanthine and guanine

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10
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What is called when purines is being recycled in the body due to its normal turnover of cellular nucleic acids?

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-salvage pathway

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What are the two enzymes involved in the Blood uric acid?

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-APRT & HGPRT
-adenine phosphoribosyl transferase
(APRT) and hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl
transferase (HGPRT)

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12
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How many days will the uric acid becomes stable for both urine and serum at room temperature?

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-3 days

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What is the only chemical method in measuring uric acid?

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-Redox reaction

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What are the four enzymatic mehod in measuring uric acid?

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-differential UV absorption
-couple urice reaction
-uricase-hantzch reaction
-polarographic urcase method

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15
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This is added to uric acid as a preservative for it is susceptble to bacterial degradation.

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-thymol

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16
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An anticoagulant that is contraindicated when doing redox method?

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-potassium oxalate
(it forms patassium phosphotung state, which forms turbidity)

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17
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Uric acid is increased in:

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-gout
-renal failure
-chemotheraphy
-poisoning
-alcohol and dietary intake

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Uric acid is decrease in:

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-xanthinuria
-wilson disese
-drug administration

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What is the most common cause of increase blood uric acid level?

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-gout

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20
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A major inherited metabolic disease associated with
hyperuricemia that decreased the activity in the salvage pathway.

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-HGPRT deficiency (Lech Nyhan Syndrome)

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Metabolic disease is associated with hyperuricemia, which is when PRPP synthase is the first enyme in the purine synhesis pathway.

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-PRPP synthase deficiency

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What are the diseases associated with increase ammonia?

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-hepatic coma
-nuerotoxicity
-encephalopathy

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23
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Hepatic failure is the most common cause of disturbed ammonia metabolism that may lead to what disease?

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-hepatic coma

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It is the most common cause of disturbed ammonia metabolism that may lead to hepatic coma.

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-Hepatic failure

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What is called to a disease that causes the liver to show fatty acid infiltration, and that is common in children?

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-Reye’s syndrome

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26
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What is the factor that increases the value of ammonia?

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-Smoking

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What are the four methods in determining the ammonia?

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  1. Conoway microdiffusion
  2. Ion-exchange chromatography
  3. Enzymatic methods
  4. Ammonia-sensing electrode
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What is the test that determines the ability of the kidney to handle waste products?

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-kidney function test

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Test that measures the clearance of normal molecules that are not bound to protein and are freely filtered by glomeruli.

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  • Clearance test (test for glumerular function)
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It is considered for the best indicator of the level of kidney function.

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-Clearance test (test for glumerular function)

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It is the removal of substance from the plasma into the urine that represents the volume of plasma that would contribute all the solute excreted.

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-clearance

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32
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What is the unit expressed for clearance?

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-milliliter per minute (mL/min)

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What are the two general classifications of clearance tests?

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-Endogenous and exogenous cleaaarance test

34
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What is the classification of clearance test that the test substance is already present in the body?

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-Endogenous clearance test

35
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What is the classification of the clearance test that the test substance must be infused in the body?

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-Exogenous clearance test

36
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What are the examples of the endogenous clearance test?

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-creatinice
-Urea
-Beta trace protein
-Cystatin C

37
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What are the examples of the exogenous clearance test?

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-Inulin
-Radionucleotides

38
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It is not routinely done due to the necessity for continuous IV infusion.

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-Inulin Clearance

39
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Higher values of males in the inulin clearance must be due to ____?

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-larger renal mass

40
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What is the priming dose in the inulin clearance?

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-25ml to 10% inulin solution

41
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What is the continous infusion in the inulin clearance?

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-500ml of 1.5% inulin solution

42
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What are the reference values in the inulin clearance?

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-M: 127 ml/min
-F:118 ml/min

43
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It demonstrates the progression of renal disease or response to the therapy. It is also used as the best predictor of GFR rather than the creatinine.

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-Urea Clearance

44
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The faster the rate of urine flow in ure clearance, the ___ urea reabsorbed vice versa.

A

-less

45
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It provides an estimate of the amount of plasma that must flow through the kidney glomeruli/minute and an excellent measure of renal function.

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-creatinine clearance

46
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Production and excretion of creatnie is related directly to _____?

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-Muscle mass

47
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What is the major limitation of creatinine clearance?

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-accurate urine collection

48
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What are the reference values for creatinine clearance?

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-M:85-125 ml/min
-F: 75-112 ml/min

49
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Creatinine clearance is increased in:

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-high cardiac output
-burns
-pregnancy
-CO2 poisoning

50
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Creatinine clearance is decreased in:

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-impaired kidney function
-shock
-dehydration
-hemorrhage
-congestive heart failure

51
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It is a low molcular weight protease inhibitor and is prduced at constant rate by all nucleated cells.

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-Cystatin C

52
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What happens if there’s a presence of Cystatine C in the urine?

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-denotes the damage of that tubule

53
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Where is Cystatine C completely reabsorbed and catabolized?

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-PCT

54
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Cystatin C is not characterized by:

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-muscle mass
-age
-diet
-gender

55
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What are the Advantages for Cystatin C?

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-Pediatric and elderly and renal transplant patient

56
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What disease is Beta trace protein increased?

A

-renal diseases

57
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What is the low molecular weight of glycoprotein and isolated primarily in the CSF?

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-Beta trace protein

58
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What family does the beta trace protein belong to?

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-lipocalin protein family

59
Q

This test measures the renal plasma flow that requires the clearance of the dye.

A

-Pra-amino hipurate test (PAH test)

60
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What is the reference value for the PAH test?

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-600-700 ml/minute

61
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This test measures the excretion of dye proportional to renal tubular mass.

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-Phenolsulfonthalein dye test (PSP test)

62
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What is the dos of PSP administered by the IV?

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-6mg

63
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What is the reference value for PSP?

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-1200ml blood flow/minute

64
Q

What is the specimen used in the concentration test?

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-morning urine

65
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It compares the weight of a fluid with that of distilled water at a reference temperature.

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-specific gravity

66
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What is the simplest test of renal concentrating ability?

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-Specific gravity

67
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This indicates the severe loss of concentrating ability of specific gravity .

A

-Fixation at 1.010

68
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What is the reference value for SG?

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-1.005-1.030

69
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What is an expression of concentration in terms of the total number of solute particles present/kg of solvent?

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-osmolality

70
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What is the osmolality of the serum due to electrolytes?

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-92%

71
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What are the reasons for the 8% osmolality of the serum?

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-proteins
-glucose
-urea

72
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What is the reference value of osmolality?

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-275-295 mOsm/kg

73
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What is the normal ratio of urine osmolality to serum osmolality?

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-1:1

74
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What are the two substances that does not contribute to osmolality?

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-protein and lipids

75
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What is the accumulation of NPNs in the blood?

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-Azotemia

76
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This type of azothemia occurs when there is obstruction in the unrinary tract.

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-Post-renal azotemia

77
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Type of azothemia that occurs when renal functions normally, but there is decreased glomerular filtration

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-Pre-renal azothemia

78
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This type of azothemia is when the damage in the kidney caused a decrease in glumerular filtration.

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-Renal azotemia

79
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What is the clinical syndrome comprised of a marked elevation in plasama urea and other nitrogenous waste products, accompanied by acidemia and electrolyre imbalance?

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-uremia

80
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What is called whn kidneys fail to eliminate waste products of metabolism?

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-uremia

81
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If the patient has uremia, what exactly do we see on the peripheral blood films?

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-echinocytes (burr cells)

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