Clinical Chemistry Flashcards
1
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- Paired organs considered as the body’s major “waste sweeper”
- Main job is to filter blood (eliminate waste products)
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KIDNEY
2
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4 Test for Clinical Chemistry
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- KIDNEY(RENAL FUNCTION TESTS)
- LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
- CARDIAC FUNCTION TESTS
- TUMOR MARKERS
3
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Waste product of muscle metabolism
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CREATININE
4
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Sample used by Creatinine
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- URINE
* SERUM
5
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- Sample used: serum
- Waste product of protein catabolism
- 90% is excreted in the urine.
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BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
6
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- Used to check how well the kidneys are working
- Estimates how much blood passes through the glomeruli each minute
- Unit: mL/min
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GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
7
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- Organ responsible for the synthesis of many organic substances (proteins) except for antibodies.
- Detoxifies the body against noxious substances
- Synthesize clotting factors
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LIVER
8
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Tests to tell the condition of the liver:
• Synthesized by liver
• Sample should be protected from light as it degrades if exposed and may report falsely decreased level
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BILIRUBIN
9
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3 Types of Liver Enzyme Tests
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- ALANINE TRANSAMINASE(SGPT)
- ASPARTATE TRANSAMINASE(SGOT)
- ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
10
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4 TEST TO DETERMINE THE CONDITION OF THE LIVER:
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• BILIRUBIN • LIVER ENZYME TESTS • TOTAL SERUM PROTEIN TESTS • PROTHROMBIN TIME -platelets/clotting factors -plasma
11
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- To evaluate whether one’s heart is healthy or not
* Patients who manifested episodes of myocardial infarction (heart attack) as manifested by chest pain.
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CARDIAC FUNCTION TESTS
12
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Most sensitive and specific test for myocardial damage
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TROPONIN TEST
13
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- Along with troponin, ordered as a cardiac biomarker to help diagnose or rule out a heart attack.
- Increase later than troponin but not specific and will not stay elevated for long as troponin
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MYOGLOBIN
14
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Other Cardiac Enzymes(3)
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- Creatine Kinase (CK-MB)
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
15
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- A biomarker indicative of an inherent cancerous condition
* Sample used: serum
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Tumor Markers (Special Chemistry Tests)
