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Metabolic Screening Flashcards

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Type 1 diabetes:

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primarily a result of pancreatic beta cell destruction causing impaired insulin secretion

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Type 2 diabetes:

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insulin resistance (insulin less effective at facilitating glucose uptake)

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Gestational diabetes:

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glucose intolerance onset during pregnancy

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Glucose measurement is important for…

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  • diagnosis of diabetes

- monitoring glucose (at rest, during, and following exercise)

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Normal blood glucose levels for capillary glucose sampling:

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  • fasting: 3.9 - 5.5 mmol/L (70-100 mg/dL)

- non-fasting: < 11.1 mmol/L (<200 mg/dL)

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4 steps of capillary sampling (WHO guidelines):

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  • select and clean site with alcohol
  • puncture the skin with 1 quick, deliberate poke (prevent repeated punctures)
  • wipe away first drop of blood (avoid contamination with tissue fluid or debris)
  • avoid squeezing the finger too tightly because this dilutes the sample with tissue fluid (plasma)
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The same technique (capillary sampling) is used for…

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  • blood glucose

- lactate sampling

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Where should the site be for capillary sampling?

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  • lateral aspect (least sensitive)
  • do not use tip: can it bone
  • pad of finger is thicker/harder
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Why can capillary sampling be ineffective in some cases?

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  • 1 value is not relevant all day long

- doesn’t tell you how the body deals with glucose (value can be high or can be going up)

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OGTT =

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oral glucose tolerance test

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OGTT:

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  • standardized test to see how individuals deal with glucose
  • oral glucose tolerance beverage (standard 75g of glucose)
  • need to take in 5 minutes
  • healthy individual should be able to clear quickly
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Disadvantage to OGTT:

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doesn’t tell you anything about the rest of the day

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Continuous glucose monitoring:

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  • patch on abdomen

- measures interstitial glucose (glucose that has exited circulatory system, good representation of what is in it)

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Who would use continuous glucose monitoring?

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  • someone with diabetes (need data often)
  • expensive, not covered
  • some have alerts if it gets too high or too low
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HBA1c =

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glycated hemoglobin

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16
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RBC are freely permeable to ______ molecules.

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glucose

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Glucose irreversibly attaches to _______ to form ____ _____.

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  • hemoglobin

- glycated hemoglobin (HBA1c)

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Because RBC has a life span of ____ days, glycated hemoglobin reflects glucose levels over the preceding ____ months.

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  • 120 days

- 2-3 months

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The HBA1c fraction is abnormally _____ in people with chronic hyperglycemia.

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elevated

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A HBA1c > or equal to ____% is diagnostic of diabetes if confirmed by repeat testing.

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6.5%

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FPG =

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fasting plasma glucose

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Advantages of FPG:

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  • established standard
  • fast and easy
  • single sample
  • prevents microvascular complications
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Disadvantages of FPG:

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  • sample not stable
  • high day to day variability
  • inconvenient (fasting)
  • reflects glucose homeostasis at a single point in time
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Advantages of 2hPG in 75g OGTT:

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  • established standard

- predicts microvascular complications

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Disadvantages of 2hPG in 75g OGTT:
- sample not stable - high day to day variability - inconvenient - unpalatable - cost
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A1C =
glycated hemoglobin
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Advantages of A1C:
- convenient (measure any time of day) - single sample - predicts microvascular complications - better predictor of macrovascular disease than FPG or 2hPG in a 75g OGTT - low day to day variability - reflects long-term glucose concentration
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Disadvantages of A1C:
- cost - misleading in various medical conditions - altered by ethnicity and aging - standardized, validated assay required - not for diagnostic use in children, adolescents, pregnant women, or those with suspected type 1 diabetes
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Diagnosis of diabetes with FPG:
> or equal to 7.0 mmol/L
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Fasting =
no caloric intake for at least 8 hours
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Diagnosis of diabetes with A1C:
- not recommended - > or equal to 6.5% (in adults) - using a standardized, validated assay in the absence of factors that affect the accuracy of the A1C and not for suspected type 1 diabetes
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Diagnosis of diabetes with 2hPG in a 75 g OGTT:
> or equal to 11.1 mmol/L
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Diagnosis of diabetes with random PG:
> or equal to 11.1 mmol/L
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Random =
any time of the day, without regard to the interval since the last meal
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IFG =
impaired fasting glucose
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IGT =
impaired glucose tolerance
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Diagnosis of prediabetes with FPG:
- 6.1-6.9 mmol/L | - IFG
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Diagnosis of prediabetes with 2hPG in a 75g OGTT:
- 7.8-11.0 mmol/L | - IGT
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Diagnosis of prediabetes with A1C:
- 6.0-6.4% | - prediabetes
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How to diagnose metabolic syndrome: > or equal to 3 of the following:
- elevated waist circumference - elevated TG > or equal to 1.7 mmol/L - reduced HDL-C < 1.0 mmol/L (male), < 1.3 mmol/L (female) - elevated BP (> or equal to 130/85) - elevated FPG > or equal to 5.6 mmol/L
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What is required for phlebotomy?
separate certification
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Phlebotomy:
taking blood
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Normal range of hematocrit:
40-50%
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Plasma should be ____% of total blood.
55%
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Buffy coat leukocytes and platelets should be ___% of total blood.
< 1%
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Erythrocytes should be ____% of total blood.
45%
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Hemoglobin concentration normal range:
13-17 g/dL
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Hemoglobin consists of:
- alpha chains - beta chains - O2 binding heme group
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Hemoglobin oxygen saturation:
- Measures amount of hemoglobin not bound to oxygen - Should be high 90s in most individuals - Relevant for heart failure, exercise (aerobic power, how much oxygen is used)
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Hypoxia during exercise:
- Females can’t ventilate enough with exercise - Need to extract more from the blood = hypoxic - If you give them oxygen, they will perform better
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Urine tests can be used to show...
- Kidney function (Protein shows up when this fails) | - Ketosis (Protein shows up)

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