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VTNE Review2
Blood Chemistry Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The preferred sample for most blood chemistry tests is? | Serum |
| What laboratory test evaluates kidney function and is a breakdown product of protein? | BUN |
| When evaluating the liver of dogs and cats, AST should be evaluated in conjunction with? | ALT |
| Decrease in albumin may occur in? | chronic liver disease |
| True or False - Amalyase acts to break down starches and glycogen. | True |
| What blood chemistry test is not a test for liver damage - ALT, GGT, Bile Acid or Lipase | Lipase - it is produced in the pancrease. |
| Which of the following ions is a cation? - bicarbonate, potassium, Hydroxide, Chloride | Potassium |
| A test done to help diagnose hyperthyroidisn is? | T-4 |
| Stress and epinephrine release in cats may cause an increase in? | glucose |
| Kidney disease leads to the accumulation of metabolic waste in the blood, a condition known as? | azotemia |
| In a diabetic animal, blood chemistry analysis is commonly performed to monitor insulin therapy by measuring blood levels of? | glucose |
| Measurement of blood levels of amylase and lipase is used to evaluate funtion of the? | pancrease |
| Blood levels of total bilirubin are used primarily to evaluate function of the? | liver |
| The principal intracellular cation that is commonly measured in a blood chemistry profile is | Potassium |
| Which of these is least likely to interfere with blood chemistry test results - postprandial serum, hemolyzed serum, icteric serum, fasting serum. | fasting serum |
| Phosphorus concentrations in the body are usually inversely related to the concentration of what substance? | calcium |
| True or False: the current test of choice for evaluating liver function is bile acids. | True |
| Nonrenal causes of increased levels of urea might include what? | the amount of protein ingested |
| The small intestine receives digestive enzymes from the? | pancreas |
| What serum component can be used as a screening test for hypothyroidism? | cholesterol |
| Which of the following is not an electrolyte - calcium glucose phosphorus and potassium | Glucose |
| Blood cells continue to utilze glucose at a rate of what percent per hour if allowed to remain in contact with the serum? | 7-10 percent |
| Which of the following substances is a by-product of muscle metabolism, produced at a contant rate, and filtered out by the renal glomeruli - urea, cratinine, glucose or sodium? | Greatinine |
| Another name for addison's disease is? | hypoadrenocorticism |
| Arterial blood is the preferred sample for measurement of blood levels of? | bicarbonate |
| The principal extracellular cationthat is commonly measured in a blood chemistry profile is? | sodium |
| What gland is the most active producer of corticosteroids? | adrenal glands |
| Another name for cushing's disease is? | hyperadrenocorticism |
| Bile acids aids in the digestion of? | fats |
| Glycosuria exists when? | blood glucose levels exceed the renal threshold for absorption of glucose |
| A false postive urine glucose reading may result from administration of? | acetaminophen |
| An increase in unconjucated bilirubin may be the result of? | either hepatic or prehapatic failure |
| ALT is also know as | SGPT |
| Horses typically have higher what values than other species? AST, ALP, SGOT, GGT | AST |
| When referring to the alteration of bilirubin in the liver, the verb conjucation means? | to join together |
| Fibrinogen is produced in the | Liver |
| Gamma Globulins can be estimated by subracting? | albumin from serum total protein |
| What ion is important in regulating blood pH and in transporting carbon dioxide from the tissue to the lungs? | Bicarbonate |
| Albumin is measured to help diagnose | Liver disease |
| What ion increases with malignancy particularly with lymphosarcoma | calcium |
| A leukocyte count will be falsely elevated by which of the following in the peripheral blood? Spherocytosis, reticulocytes, metarubricytes or bands | metarubricytes |
| What is a useful liver test not found on most in-house panels | bile acids |
| The x-ray film digestion test measusres the activity of? | fecal trypsin |
| Hyperkalemia is commonly associated with what endocrin disorder | Hypoadrenocorticism |
| For most blood chemistry examinations, serum or plasm samples are stable at frozen temperatures for? | 4-7 months |
| True or False - Pertaining to collection of plasma samples for blood chemistry analysis - to separate, allow the sample to clot for approximately 30 min, gently remove the clot from the sides and centrifuge and remove the plasma | false |
| The technology of dry chemistry differs from that of wet chmistry in that the reagents in dry chemistry are supplied how? | impregnated on slides, cards or strips |
| In wet chemistry technology, the amount of chemical substance in the blood is determined by measuring what? | light passing through or absorbed by the final sample |
| Quality-control sera used in most laboratories are supplien in what form? | Lyophilized |
| Reflectometry is used in measuring what? | blood chemistries |
| Blood levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and total protein are all used to evaluate function of what? | Liver |
| Blood levels of total bilirubin will not be a significant finding which of the following: hepatocellular damage, bile duct injury, hemolytic disorder or acute pancreatitis? | acut pancreatitis |
| Serum chemistry tests for acute pancreatitis include? | amylase and lipase - trypsin detected in feces |
| A common lab test for chronic pancreatitis is a fecal tes for what? | trypsin |
| Serum electrolyte levels should be determined when evaluating function of the? | kidneys |
| Measurement of blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone and ACTH is used to evaluate funtion of the? | Pituitary glands |
| Measurement of blood levels of amylase and lipase is used to evaluate funtion of the? | pancreas |
| Fresh frozen p[lasma can be stored up to how long and still contain clotting factors | 12 months - after that it is no longer considered fresh frozen |
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RMara