Peña - Proteins

Question 1

What does whole blood consists of?

Answer 1

Erythrocytes (45%)

Plasma (55%)

Question 2

Ratio of erythrocytes in male and female of total blood volume?

Answer 2

Male 47% ~5%

Female 42% ~ 5%

Question 3

Haematocrit

Answer 3

The number of red blood cells(erythrocytes) in a persons blood.

Question 4

What are the blood proteins?

Answer 4

Plasma proteins & Serum Proteins

Question 5

Embolism

Answer 5

Obstruction of an artery

Question 6

What is hypoxia.

Answer 6

Deficiency in amount of oxygen reaching tissues.

• no nutrients
• no oxygen
• tissue death

Question 7

Paraprotein

Answer 7

Collective term for products derived from antibody breakdown

Question 8

Paraproteinuria/paraproteinaemia

Answer 8

Paraproteins found in the ruin/blood.

Question 9

Elevated IgG leads to what liver disorder?

Answer 9

Autoimmune hepatitis

Question 10

Elevated IgM leads to what liver disorder.

Answer 10

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Question 11

Elevated IgA leads to what liver disorder?

Answer 11

Alcoholic liver disease

Question 12

Methods to measure abnormalities with protein proportions

Answer 12

Fractionation:
Gel electrophoresis
Colorimetry & Dye-binding