1 | Introduction Flashcards
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What is the sample to result pathway in clinical biochemistry?
Patient –> Sample (Specimen) –> Biochemical Test (Reaction) –> Result
In the sample to result pathway in clinical biochemistry, the role of the pharmacist is…
to interpret the result.
Clinical biochemistry is best defined as…
the branch of laboratory medicine in which chemical and biochemical methods are applied to the study of disease.
Clinical pharmacy differs from clinical biochemistry in that it…
provides drugs for disease treatment.
The adjective “clinical” describes (…) and (…).
the practical observations and treatment of patients.
Biochemistry is the science that studies…
the various molecules that occur in living cells and organisms with their chemical reactions.
Clinical biochemistry is important for pharmacists to learn because…
1) Essential for effective communication and interaction with other healthcare professionals.
2) Pharmacists must have a comprehensive background of the terminology and abbreviations used in the clinical lab context.
3) Pharmacists must understand the basis of lab tests for the monitoring of drug therapy.
4) Pharmacists must understand the influence of disease states and drug therapy on diagnostic lab test results.
The sequence and place of clinical biochemistry in medicine is…
History –> Clinical Examination –> Diagnostic Services –> Laboratory Services –> Clinical Biochemistry.
Core biochemical tests are…
routinely done and commonly requested.
Specialized biochemical tests are…
specific and require special laboratories.
A once-specialized biochemical test that became a core biochemical test is….
Lipids and protein profile.
Enumerate the five uses of biochemical tests.
1) Disease diagnosis.
2) Treatment monitoring.
3) Disease screening.
4) Assessing the prognosis.
5) Research purposes.
Urgent tests are…
analyzed more quickly than others.
The easiest and most non-invasive specimens used for biochemical analysis are…
Urine and feces.
What are the three main types of blood specimens?
1) Capillary blood.
2) Arterial blood.
3) Venous blood.
Capillary blood must be…
used immediately.
(whole blood is obtained by finger puncture)
The blood specimen that is specific for blood gas measurements is…
arterial blood.
Most analyzed blood gasses in arterial blood are…
CO2, O2, and pH.
The blood specimen that does NOT have oxygen is…
venous blood.
(Contains only CO2)
Arterial Blood & Venous Blood:
Which one is easier to take?
Venous blood.
Venous blood specimens can be…
1) Whole blood.
2) Plasma.
3) Serum.
The largest sources of biomarkers whether for diagnostics or therapeutics are…
Blood serum & blood plasma.
The blood consists of two parts, which are…
- The fluid part (plasma).
- The cellular part (RBCs, WBCs, platelets).
When we do not separate blood into its constituents, that blood is called…
whole blood.
