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Chem Theo

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Four things an accurate chemical analysis depend on   Proper collection, Preservatives, Processing, Method of Analysis  
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What is the ideal time for lab measurements to be performed   One hour- Quest centrifuge within one hour of collection- test within 2 hours: VARIES  
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Hemolyzed serum   Serum or plama clear red; interfere with test  
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What sample is most often used for chemical analysis   Serum- Fasting serum  
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The difference between plasma and serum   Plasma liquid portion of circulating blood with fibrinogen and clotting factors- Serum only exist on top of blood  
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What methods are used to preserve specimens   Part of specimen collection, Sodium flouride preservative: gray topped tube- refrigeration, must be RT before testing-Separate cells from plasma or serum- protect from light for bilirubin- freeze plasma or serum, must mix before testing  
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What is thixotropic gel used for   To separate serum or plasma from cells, prevent shift of substance, prevent glycolysis T  
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What vacutainer is used to collect serum and why   Gold and Red, no anticoagulants  
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How is a gold top tube processed   Invert 5x, do not remove stopper, do not centrifuge immediately after drawing, clot upwright @ least 30 min no more than 60 @ RT so clot not connected to stopper, centrifuge @ least 15 min within one hour of collection  
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Precaution when handling blood   Gloves, PPE, biohazard sharp container for blood and needle, immediately disinfect blood spill, open stopper carefully and away  
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What are fats called when they are combined with proteins   lipoproteins- insoluble in water  
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VLDL   very low density lipoprotein- carry lipid to tissue  
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HDL   High density Lipoprotein- return stuck pieces back to liver; heart helping  
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LDL   Low density lipoprotein- pieces stuck on blood vessel walls- artert clogging  
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VFR   Very fast rising- Chylomicrons  
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What kind of cholesterol is desirable to have   HDL  
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How does the body rid itself of cholesterol   Through the bile  
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What does the precipitation of cholesterol in the gall bladder cause   Gallstone; 60- 80% cholesterol by weight  
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Name 4 lipids   Cholesterol, phospholipids, triglycrerides, fatty acids  
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Desirable cholesterol level   Below 200 mg/dL  
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Borderline cholesterol level   200- 239 mg/dL  
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High risk cholesterol level for CAD   Greater than 240  
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What ratio is used to predict the risk of a person getting clogged arteries   Total/ HDL; less than or equal 4.5  
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What function do enzymes play in the body   Catalyst; increase the rate of chemical reaction  
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Enzymes are which type od substance   Proteins  
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What things can denature enzymes   Heat, strong acid base, uv sunlight  
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What is substrate   Material acted upon by enzyme  
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How are enzymes named   First part, name of substrate. Ends in -ase and tell what type of reaction  
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Where are enzymes normally found   intact cell; serum level usually very low  
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What does Amylase/ Hydrolase do   Digestive enzyme that break down starch  
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What tissue is Amylase found   Pancrease, salivary glands  
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What diseases are Amylase increased in   acute, chronic pancreasitis  
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What does lipase do   break down fats  
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What tissue is lipase found in   Pancrease  
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What disease are lipase found in   acute, chronic pancreitis  
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What pH is Alkaline phospahatase active in   high pH, optimum ph 10  
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What disease is alkaline phosphatase increased in   Bone, liver  
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What pH is acid phosphatase active in   low pH, optimum pH 5 4.8- 5.1  
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Acid phosphatase is increased in what kind of cancer   prostatic with metastasis  
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SGOT/ AST increased in what diseases   Heart, muscle and liver- heart cell destruction and mono-  
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SGPT/ ALT increased in what disease   liver  
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GGTP increased in what diseases   liver, pancrease- sensitive to alcohol consumption  
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CPK found in what tissue   heart, muscle, brain and lung- Fastest rising in an MI  
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3 iso enzymes and which tissue is from each   CK1- BB chain- brain and lung, CK2- MB- heart, CK3- MM- muscle  
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Present in almost all tissues, remains elevated longest in MI   LDH  
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How are isoenzymes separated   Electroporiesis  
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Why are hemolyzed specimens not acceptable   high concentration in RBC, 200x plasma limit  
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Which two enzymes are ordered together to evaluate pancreatic function   emylase, lipase  
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Which test are in a cardiac profile   CPK, Troponin I, Trooponin T  
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Which test are in a liver profile   ALKP, GGTP, AST, ALT, LDH  
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Which is the most sensitive of the liver enzymes   GGTP  
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What is a gold topped tube used for   Serum, chemistry  
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Icteric   hyperbilirubinemia/ jaundiced serum or plasma, brownish yellow from bilirubin- liver disease, hepatitis  
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Lipemic   Serum or plasma milky white, may have been too soon after a meal  
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Accuracy   True and actual value  
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Precision   Repeat ability  
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Normal value   Average result of healthy individual  
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Batch or run   specimen analyzed @ same time  
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Calibrator   Used to set machine values  
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Control   Must fall within acceptable range before patient samples reported, check accuracy  
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What four things does control check for   Meter, control/ reagent, technique, enviornmental, g  
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What steps should you follow if a control falls outside of the acceptable range   Document, check expiration date, clean meter, retest same control vial  
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Define duplicate determination   One specimen measured twice- check precision  
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What does a quality control program include   Waived- QC as specified by kit manuf. Easy not lot of training. Moderate- complexity- Keep results two years.  
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glycogen   storage form of glucose  
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glycogenesis   formation of glycogen from glucose  
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glycolysis   glucose changed to give energy  
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glycogenolysis   breakdown of glycogen to glucose  
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gluconeogenesis   glucose from fat or protein  
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Where is glycogen made and stored   made in liver; stored in liver and muscle  
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Where is insulin made   Beta cell of Ishlets of Langerhans in pancrease  
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What does insulin do   Stimulates the transport of glucose thru cell membrane, must be present for glucose to enter cell  
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Where are ketone bodies made   In the liver  
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What are ketone bodies made from   Excess fatty acids; partially metabolized into ketone bodies by the liver  
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ketonuria   ketone bodies in the urine  
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ketonemia   ketone bodies in the blood  
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ketoacidosis   Ketone blood pH (acid)> 7.35 due to ketone bodies in the blood  
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hyperglycemia   high glucose in the blood  
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hypoglycemia   low glucose in the blood  
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glucosouria/ glycosuria   glucose in the urine  
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renal threshold   blood level above which glucose spill in the urine; 160- 180 mg/dL- over maximum reabsorptive level  
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IDDM aka as   Insulin Dependent DM- Type 1 juvenile  
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IDDM age of onset   any age youth > than 20  
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IDDM type of onset   abrupt  
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IDDM sypmtoms   weight loss  
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Do IDDM have endogenous insulin   None  
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Is oral agents used for IDDM   No  
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NIDDM aka   Non- insulin dependent DM- Type 2 adult  
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NIDDM age of onset   any age common in adults over 30  
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NIDDM Type of onset   Gradual  
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NIDDM Symptoms   wounds heal slowly, drowsy after meal, vision  
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DO NIDDM have endogenous insulin   some  
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Is oral agents used for NIDDM   yes, 1/3 oral agent, 1/3 diet, 1/3 insulin  
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What is the cause of IDDM   Genetic susceptible, auto-immune destruction of beta cells  
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What is the cause of NIDDM   Beta cell exhaustion, target cell resistant  
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Which type of diabetes has a tendency to get ketoacidosis   Ty 1 juvenile no insulin of own  
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IDDM type of onset   abrupt  
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IDDM sypmtoms   weight loss  
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Do IDDM have endogenous insulin   None  
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Is oral agents used for IDDM   No  
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NIDDM aka   Non- insulin dependent DM- Type 2 adult  
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NIDDM age of onset   any age common in adults over 30  
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NIDDM Type of onset   Gradual  
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NIDDM Symptoms   wounds heal slowly, drowsy after meal, vision  
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DO NIDDM have endogenous insulin   some  
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Is oral agents used for NIDDM   yes, 1/3 oral agent, 1/3 diet, 1/3 insulin  
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What is the cause of IDDM   Genetic susceptible, auto-immune destruction of beta cells  
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What is the cause of NIDDM   Beta cell exhaustion, target cell resistant  
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Which type of diabetes has a tendency to get ketoacidosis   Type 1 juvenile, no insulin of own  
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Which diabetes may be controlled by diet alone   Type 2  
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What do diabetics metabolize instead of glucose   lipids, fats, triglycerides, fatty acids  
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Complications of diabetes of diabetes   Atherosclerosis, CAD, peripheeral vascular disease, poor wound healing, susceptible frequent infection, nephropathy, neuropathy  
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Diabetic coma insulin level   none/low  
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Diabetic coma blood glucose level   high  
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Do diabetic coma have urine glucose   yes/present  
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Diabetic coma onset   hours/ days  
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Symptoms of diabetic coma   deep breathing, dry tongue/skin, fruity breath, drowsy, lethargic, coma  
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How do you treat patient with diabetic coma   insulin  
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Insulin shock insulin level   none  
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Insulin shock blood glucose level   too low  
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Insulin shock urine glucose   negative  
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Insulin shock onset   sudden/ matter of minutes  
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Insulin shock symptoms   shallow breathing, perspiration, shaky, light headed, faint, drunk acting  
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How do you treat patient with insulin shock   15 grams of readily available carbs, small box of rasins, tbs of honey, 7-8 lifesavers  
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What samples are taken for OGTT   fasting 1, 2, 3, hours after glucose  
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What does Hb-A1c test measure   glysolated hemoglobin  
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What is the advantage of the Hb-A1c/ glycosylated hemoglobin test   reflect the blood glucose over a 3 month period  
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What are NPN Compounds   urea, creatinine, uric acid, ammonia, creatine, amino acid  
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What is urea the breakdown product of   Protein  
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What does BUN stand for   Blood urea nitrogen  
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What two things affect serum BUN   Protein in diet, urine volume  
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What causes increased BUN   Pre-renal dehydration, DM, - Renal cause- glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease- Post renal- kidney stones enlarged prostate  
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What is azotemia   increase in NPN in the blood  
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What does creatine and phosphocreatine break down into   creatinine- waste  
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What are two test to assess kidney function   BUN, Creatinine  
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What is uric acid the break down product of   purines- protiens  
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Where is uric acid formed   in the liver  
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Which foods are high in purines   meat, fish, poultry, organ meat, anchoves, beef broth,  
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When is uric acid increaded in the serum   gout, cell turnover- leukemia, polycythemia  
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Where is ammonia made   bacteria in intestines, breakdown of protein, kidney tubules  
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What are amino acids   building blocks of proteins  
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What are the different plasma proteins and where are each made   albumin, fribrinogen, alpha globulin, beta- made in the liver- gamma globulin, made in reticuloendothelial system including lymph nodes- B lymphocytes  
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Important function of protein   transport of metals, iron, hormones and lipids  
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What does TSP stand for   Total serum protein  
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What is the normal A/G ratio   1.0/ 2.5  
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