Chemistry

Question 1

Obtained from a clotted the-most often tested

Answer 1

Serum

Question 2

Pale yellow sticky fluid

90% water

Answer 2

Plasma

Question 3

Which specimen is most often used in chemistry testing?

Answer 3

Serum

Question 4

Simple 6 carbon sugar that all cells and tissues require for life
ENERGY

Answer 4

Glucose

Question 5

Homeostatic range for blood glucose levels?

Answer 5

70-100 mg/dL

Question 6

Stored glucose

Answer 6

Glycogen

Question 7

Hormone from pancreas that LOWERS glucose from blood into body cells

Answer 7

Insulin

Question 8

Insulins antagonist

Hormone from pancreas that ELEVATES blood glucose back to normal level and prevent hypoglycemia.

Answer 8

Glucagon

Question 9

Abnormally low blood sugar

Answer 9

Hypoglycemia

Question 10

Abnormally high blood sugar

Answer 10

Hyperglycemia

Question 11

FBG

Answer 11

Fasting blood glucose

Less than 100 mg/dL

Question 12

OGTT or 2 hr postprandial test

Answer 12

Oral glucose tolerance test
Start with FBG, glucola, check after 2 hrs
140-200 prediabetic
Over 200 diabetic

Question 13

GTT

Answer 13

Glucose tolerance test
Measuring patient glucose metabolism
Fasting, then 1 hr intervals for 2-6hrs
Stop testing at 126 mg/do
Urine test can be done

Question 14

Hgb a1c

Answer 14

Lavender top
Diabetic above 6.5%
Glucose levels over 3 months

Question 15

Comes from what we eat

Answer 15

Exogenous cholesterol

Question 16

Manufactured in the liver (body)

Answer 16

Endogenous cholesterol

Question 17

HDL

Answer 17

High density lipoproteins
“Good”
Removes plaque from arteries

Question 18

LDL

Answer 18

Low density lipoproteins
“Bad”
Forms fatty plaque on walls of arteries when levels are high

Question 19

TC/HDL ratio

Answer 19

Total cholesterol compared to high density lipoprotein provides important index determining cardiac risk

Question 20

Lipid doesnt mix with water in plasma

Answer 20

Triglycerides

Question 21

Desirable cholesterol levels

Answer 21

Under 200 mg/dL

Question 22

CAD

Answer 22

Coronary artery disease

May lead to MI

Question 23

FOBT

Answer 23

Fecal occult blood testing

Hidden blood in stool

Question 24

FOBT

Answer 24

Fecal occult blood testing

Hidden blood in stool

Question 25

Hidden

Answer 25

Occult

Question 26

iFOBT

Answer 26

Immunochemical fecal occult blood testing
More sensitive
Specifically human blood

Question 27

Lipid panels

Answer 27

TC
HDL
LDL
Triglycerides 
TC/HDL ratio

Question 28

AST

Answer 28

Liver test

Question 29

Difference between serum and plasma

Answer 29

Serum obtained when blood is clotted, red/gold top

Plasma lavender, green, blue, gray top

Question 30

Ways to lower cardiac arrest

Answer 30

Exercise
Change eating habits
Change diet
Cholesterol lowering meds