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1
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Used for monitoring renal function

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NPNs

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2
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It is the major excretory product of protein metabolism

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Urea

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3
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Its concentration depend on renal function and perfusion

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Urea

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4
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This is synthesized in the liver from CO2 and ammonia

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Urea

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5
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It is used to determine nitrogen balance and aid in diagnosis of renal disease

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BUN

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6
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This is used to verify adequacy of dialysis

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BUN

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7
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It is the elevated concentration of all NPN in the blood

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Azotemia

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8
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Increased in urea concentration accompanied by renal failure

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Uremia/Uremic syndrome

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9
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Dehydration (Pre, Renal or Post renal)

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Pre-renal

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10
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Shock (Pre, Renal or Post renal)

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Pre renal

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11
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Decreased renal function (Pre, Renal or Post renal)

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Renal

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12
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Intrinsic renal disease (Pre, Renal or Post renal)

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Renal

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13
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Severe infection (Pre, Renal or Post renal)

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Post renal

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14
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High urea, Normal creatinine

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Pre renal

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15
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High urea and creatinine

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Renal azotemia

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16
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Normal urea, high creatinine

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Post renal

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17
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Condensation with diacetyl monoxime method follows what principle? (Urea determination)

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Fearon’s reaction

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18
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It is also known as Friedman’s method or Xanthydrol method

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Diacetyl Monoxime Method (Urea determination)

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19
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Color product from Diacetyl Monoxime method

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Yellow diazine derivative

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20
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Product of reaction with o-phthaldehyde and naphthylethylenediamine (Urea determination)

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Chromogen or colored product

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21
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Product of Micro-Kjeldahl Nessler method (Urea determination)

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Yellow compound

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22
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An enzymatic method for urea determination that uses HCO3 + NH4 + Gum Ghatti (Alkaline) + Nessler reagent

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Urease-Nessler’s method

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23
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An enzymatic method for urea determination that used sodium nitroprusside (alkaline) and phenol hypochlorite

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Urease-Berthelot’s method

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24
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Measures the conductivity of ammonium for urea determination

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Urease-conductimetric method

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25
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Reference method for urea determination that uses isotopically labelled compound

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IDMS

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26
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Specimens for urea determination

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Urine, Serum, and Plasma (Do not use citrate or fluoride)

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27
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Serum or plasma reference interval for urea

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7-18 mg/dL

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28
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Aids in the differentiation of the cause of abnormal urea concentration

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Urea N/Creatinine ratio

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29
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Normal Urea N/creatinine ratio

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10:1 or 20:1

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30
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Creatinine is synthesized in the liver from what substances in the body?

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Arg, Gly, and Methyl

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31
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It is the index of overall renal function

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Creatinine

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32
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Formula for CrCl

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Urine creatinineurine volume/plasma creatininetime

33
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Reference interval of creatinine for males

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97-137 mL/min

34
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Female creatinine reference interval

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88-128 mL/min

35
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This is NOT sensitive to mild renal dysfunction

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Plasma creatinine

36
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A method used for creatinine determination that uses picric acid and 10% NaOH

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Jaffe’s method

37
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Janovski complex (Red-orange totomer)

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Creatinine Picrate

38
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Jaffe with adsorbent: Reagent used in Fuller’s Earth

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Aluminum magnesium silicate

39
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Jaffe with adsorbent: Reagent used in Lloyd’s reagent

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Sodium aluminum silicate

40
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Creatinine determination: measures absorbance of NADH

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Creatininase-CK

41
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Creatinine determination: This is adapted for use as “dry slide” to replace Jaffe

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Creatininase-H2O2

42
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Creatinine determination: Used reagent strip and produces PURPLE compound

43
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Highly specific and accepted reference method for creatinine determination

44
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This analyte requires non lipemic, non hemolyzed, non icteric serum or plasma but no fasting requirement

A

Creatinine

45
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Uric acid can cause an increase in this NPN

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Creatinine

46
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This causes a negative bias in both Jaffe and enzymatic methods

47
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Plasma creatinine is ____________ to Creatinine Clearance

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Inversely proportional

48
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Creatine can be measured by

49
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Plasma creatine is elevated in renal disease (True or False)

50
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It is a final breakdown product of purine metabolism

51
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pH: monosodium urate

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> 6.8 mg/dL

52
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pH: Uric acid crystal

53
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It is used to confirm diagnosis of Gout

54
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Assess inherited disorder of purine metabolism

55
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It is a result of urate precipitation

56
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Deposition of urate in tissues

57
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They have higher risk for hyperuricemia

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30-50 years old; menopausal women

58
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Value for hyperuricemia

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> 6.0 mg/dL

59
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Seen in patients undergoing chemotherapy

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Hyperuricemia

60
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Treatment for hyperuricemia that inhibits Xanthine oxidase

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Allopurinol

61
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NOT a good indicator of renal function

62
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A condition with compete deficiency in HGPRT

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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

63
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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is a disease of what NPN

64
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Toxemia of pregnancy is an increase of

65
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This disease is caused by defective tubular reabsorption (Fanconi’s syndrome) and over treatment with allopurinol

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Hypouricemia

66
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It is also known as Caraway or Henry’s method

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Direct redox method (UA determination)

67
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This method in UA determination converts ferric ion to ferrous iron

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Iron Reduction method

68
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Also known as “Blauck and Koch” method that measures differential absorption of UA and allantoin at 290-293 nm (Near UV)

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Uricase method

69
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Remedy in coupled enzymatic method when bilirubin and ascorbic acid destroy peroxide

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Addition of potassium ferricyanide & ascorbate oxidase

70
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Reference interval for male UA values

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3.7 - 7.2 mg/dL

71
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A result of deamination of amino acid during protein metabolism

72
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Reyes syndrome is a disease of what NPN?

73
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Coagulation tube used for UA determination

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Heparinized

74
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Measures volatility of ammonia

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Conway method (1935)

75
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Ammonia determination: Cation exchange resin is quantified by___________.

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Berthelot’s reaction

76
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Indicator used in “Thin film chromatography”

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Bromphenol Blue

77
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Anticoagulation tubes used in Ammonia determination

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Heparin or EDTA

78
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RBC contains 2-3x more ammonia than plasma (True or False)

MTLE: Clinical Chemistry (3 decks)

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