Polansky Chemistry Review Flashcards
Ex values that may affect chemistry values:
Diurnal Variation
Am?
increased ACTH, cortisol, Iron
Ex values that may affect chemistry values:
Diurnal Variation
Pm?
Increased GH, PTH, TSH
Ex values that may affect chemistry values:
Day to Day variation
> 20% ALT, Bili, CK, Steriods, triglycerides
Ex values that may affect chemistry values:
Recent food ingestion
increased glucose
gastrin/triglycerides
decreased chloride, K,
Required fasting panels
fasting glucose, triglycerides, lipid panels
Alcohol changes on chemistry panels
dec glucose, increase triglycerides, GGT
Ex values that may affect chemistry values:
Activity
in ambulatory pts : Creatinine Kinase
Excersise: K, phos, lactic acid, creatinine, LD..etc
Ex values that may affect chemistry values:
Stress
Increased ACTH, cortisol, catecholamines
Things that affect chemistry results
squeezing site of capillary puncture
Preanalytical- increased K
pumping during venipunture
increased K, lactic acid, Ca+,
Decreased pH
tourniquate >1min
increased K, TP, Lactic acid
IV fluid contamination
increased glucose, K, Na, Cl
Hemolysis effects on results
increased K, Mg, Phos, LD, Iron..etc
Chilling is required for what analytes?
lactic acid, ammonia, blood gases
Higher in plasma than serum
t/l/c
TP, LD, calcium
Higher in serum than plasma
k,p,g,c,b
K, Phos, Glu, CK, bicarb…
higher in plasma than whole blood
g
glucose
higher in capillary blood than venous blood
g/k
Glucose, K
higher in venous blood than capillary blood
c/t
Ca, TP
higher in RBCs than plasma
k,p,m
K, Phos, Mg
higher in plasma than RBCs
n
c
Na, Chloride
Spectrophotometry principle simplified
chemical rxn produces color, absorbs light at a specific wavelength, amount of light prop to concentration
one of the most common methods, used for many routine chem assays
spectrophotometer
Atomic absorption spectro principle simplified
measures light absorbed by ground state atoms
has flame chamber/hollow cathode lamp
trace metals
Flourometry principle simplified
atoms absorb light at certain wavelengths and emit them longer with lower energy
90 degree light source
drugs and hormones
Chemiluminescence principle simlified
produces….
o of?
doesnt require?
extremely?
used in?
chem rxn produces light, oxidation of luminol, acridinum, esters or diox.
doesnt require exitation, extremely sensitive, immunoassays
Turbidimetry principle
measures reduced light transmission by suspension
protein meaurement in Urine/CSF
Nephelometry principle
light measured at angle from source
ag-ab rxns
wavelength 350-430
violet absorbed
wl 670-700
red absorbed
wl 505-555
green light absorbed
wavelength 220-380
UV/near
light source?
deuterium
wavelength 380-750
visible
light source?
tungstein
wl 750-2000
infrared
light source?
tungsten
TLC
thin layer chromatography
used for drugs of abuse in urine
Rf value (distance traveled by compound and solvent)
HPLC
high preformance liquid chrom
separates thermolabile compoinds
peak height ratio
GC
gas chromatography
sep volitle compounds, theraputic and toxic drugs
retention times
Ion selective electrodes
diff between 2 electrodes = conc of analyte
pH, Pco2, Po2…etc
osmometry
of dissolved particles in a solution, based on freezing point depression
serum and urine osmos
electrophoresis
sep of charged particles in electric field, anions move towards postive (anode)
cathodes move toward cations
hgb/serum protein
Glucose increased
hyperglycemia
diabetes mellitus, acute stress, pancreatitis
glucose decreased
hypoglycemia
insulnoma, hypopituitarism
Total Cholesterol
limited in predicting CAD, used with HDL/LDL
HDL
inversely related to CAD