Vocab Quiz #2

Question 1

RBC Cast

Answer 1

Acute glomerulonephritis

Question 2

WBC Cast

Answer 2

Pyelonephritis, interstitial nephritis

Question 3

Hyaline Cast

Answer 3

Strenuous activity, fever, dehydration

Question 4

Renal Tubular Cast

Answer 4

Acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis

Question 5

Fatty Cast

Answer 5

Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change disease

Question 6

Broad, Waxy Cast

Answer 6

Chronic renal failure, chronic renal disease

Question 7

Granular

Answer 7

Nonspecific, often in chronic conditions

Question 8

Cystinuria

Answer 8

Inherited renal tubular disorder, transport by carrier protein of amino acids

Question 9

Hartup Syndrome

Answer 9

Difficulty for the body to absorb a variety of amino acids

Question 10

Phenolketonuria

Answer 10

IEM (inborn error of metabolism) disease, absence of deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine

Question 11

Tyronsinema

Answer 11

Type I, II, and III with each type caused by a deficiency of a different enzyme

Question 12

Albinism

Answer 12

Results in the absence of melanin

Question 13

Alkaptonuria

Answer 13

Excretion of homogentisic acid in the urine due to lack of the enzyme homogentisitc acid oxidase

Question 14

Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)

Answer 14

Accumulation of branched-chain amino acids, caused by a deficiency in the enzyme a-ketoacid dehydrogenase

Question 15

Galactosemia

Answer 15

Cellular deficiency of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of galactose converting into glucose

Question 16

Homocystinuria

Answer 16

Lack of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of galactose converting into glucose

Question 17

Poryhyrins

Answer 17

Iron free cyclic substances which are intermediates in the biosynthetic pathway of heme

Question 18

Lesch-Nyhan

Answer 18

Disorder of purine metabolism that results in excessive uric acid in urine