Liver Function Test

Question 1

test for bile pigments

Answer 1

van den bergh

Question 2

gives the brown color of feces

Answer 2

stercobilin

Question 3

a lack of positive color change in bilirubin strip test with nonpigmented, clay-colored or pale feces indicates

Answer 3

bile duct obstruction

Question 4

Diluted (1:64) urine samples from nonherbivores may yield
reddish-brown color changes which is positive for

Answer 4

hemolytic jaundice and hepatocellular necrosis

Question 5

Clearance of Foreign Dyes

Answer 5

1. Sulfobromophthalein (BSP)
2. Indocyanine Green

Question 6

the most accurate method for
determining relative values
for plasma proteins

Answer 6

electrophoresis

Question 7

determination of plasma protein concentration which utilizes an alkaline
copper sulfate reagent

Answer 7

biuret method

Question 8

carrier of copper

Answer 8

alpha globulin

Question 9

alpha globulin include a glycoprotein termed as

Answer 9

ceruloplasmin

Question 10

included in alpha globulin which binds hemoglobin

Answer 10

haptoglobin

Question 11

the transport of iron

Answer 11

beta globulin

Question 12

iron transfer is function of?

Answer 12

transferrin or siderophilin

Question 13

beta globulin is associated with?

Answer 13

hyperlipemia

Question 14

most common cause of serum Igs deficiency in neonate is due to?

Answer 14

inability to suck colostrum

Question 15

plasma protein associated with antibodies and elevation occurs in infectious disease

Answer 15

gamma globulin

Question 16

a globulin functional in blood clotting

Answer 16

fibrinogen

Question 17

reacting substance of urobilinogen

Answer 17

Erlich’s reagent

Question 18

Most common method for determination of urinary
urobilinogen in 24-hour samples

Answer 18

Watson’s quantitative
method

Question 19

bilirubin only detected in urine

Answer 19

conjugated

Question 20

BC is not normally found in urine of?

Answer 20

cat, pig, sheep, horses

Question 21

their urine may contain small amount of BC

Answer 21

dogs and cats

Question 22

easiest screening examination for BC

Answer 22

foam test (vigorously shaking a bottle containing freshly voided urine)

Question 23

color of foam of a urine containing bilirubin

Answer 23

yellowish green or brown

Question 24

foam test is a rapid and sensitive test uses what stable compound

Answer 24

diazonium

Question 25

Fecal bile pigments occur in?

Answer 25

1. diarrhea
2. suppression of bacterial action
3. newborn receiving milk

Question 26

important in digestion of dietary fats in the
small intestines

Answer 26

serum bile acids

Question 27

increase in blood ammonia may be an indication of

Answer 27

impending hepatic coma

Question 28

Carbohydrate Metabolism Test

Answer 28

1. Tests are primarily for research
2. Galactose Tolerance Test

Question 29

of value in detecting liver diseases in dog, cat and primates

Answer 29

alanine amino transferase

Question 30

not an organ specific test; utilized to detect damage in wide variety of tissues

Answer 30

aspartate amino transferase

Question 31

ALT in dogs and cats is specific for

Answer 31

liver disease

Question 32

serum half-life of ALT

Answer 32

2-5 hours

Question 33

associated with cell necrosis in many tissues

Answer 33

AST

Question 34

enzyme test of value in detecting liver (hepatic) necrosis

Answer 34

serum arginase

Question 35

Lactic Dehydrogenase Test

Answer 35

released following damage to the liver, lung, muscles, kidney, heart and lymphoreticular tissues

Question 36

enzyme is liver specific and increases are reported in cattle, swine and horses

Answer 36

Ornithine Carbamyl Transferase (OCT)

Question 37

enzymes that hydrolyze phosphoric esters

Answer 37

Alkaline Phosphatase (AP)

Question 38

enzyme found in the cytosol associated with cell membrane, particularly those near the bile
canaliculi

Answer 38

gamma glutamyl transferase

Question 39

aminotransferase levels ≤ 300 IU/ml

Answer 39

alcoholic hepatits, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis B & C

Question 40

Patients with aminotransferase level between 500 IU/ml and 5000 IU/ml

Answer 40

acute viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, drug reaction

Question 41

high levels of aminotransferase

Answer 41

acetaminophen related liver failure, ischemia, herpes simplex hepatits

Question 42

AST to ALT ratio greater than 2.o suggests?

Answer 42

alcoholic liver disease

Question 43

a mitochondrial toxin

Answer 43

alcohol