Clin Chem 1

Question 1

Law states that the amount of light absorbed by a solution varies with the concentration of the colored solute

Answer 1

beer lambert’s law

Question 2

branch of medical science that involves the analysis of biological materials, usually bodily fluids, to provide diagnostic results on the state of the human body

Answer 2

clin chem

Question 3

measurement of the intensity of light at selected wavelengths, useful analytical tool for determining the concentration of colored material in solution

Answer 3

sphectometry

Question 4

major and simplest carbohydrate in the blood and the primary energy source by body cells

Answer 4

glucose

Question 5

chronic disease in which the body either produced insufficient insulin or inability to use insulin properly

Answer 5

diabetes milletus

Question 6

high glucose in blood

Answer 6

hyperglycemia

Question 7

low glucose in blood

Answer 7

hypoglycemia

Question 8

aka Cholesterol test or Triglycerides test, measure the amount of fatty acids in the blood

Answer 8

lipid profile

Question 9

test that measures the level of creatinine in the blood

Answer 9

serum creatinine

Question 10

waste product of muscle contraction

Answer 10

creatinine

Question 11

measures the surplus of amino acids which are converted to urea and excreted by the kidneys

Answer 11

BUN test (Blood Urea Nitrogen)

Question 12

forms when protein breaks down

Answer 12

Urea nitrogen

Question 13

high bun levels

Answer 13

azotemia-kidney dysfunction

Question 14

low bun levels

Answer 14

pregnancy starvation

Question 15

measures how well the kidneys are filtering the blood and see how far kidney disease has progressed

Answer 15

Glomerular Filtration Rate

Question 16

is a brownish yellow substance found in bile. It is produced when the liver breaks down old red blood cells

Answer 16

bilirubin

Question 17

form of bilirubin that does not dissolve in water , excessive breakdown of rbc

Answer 17

indirect/unconjugated bilirubin

Question 18

form of bilirubin that dissolves in water

Answer 18

direct/conjugated bilirubin

Question 19

high bilirubin in kidney

Answer 19

jaundice

Question 20

ast

Answer 20

Aspartate aminotransferase -liver damage

Question 21

alt

Answer 21

alanine aminotransferase -liver damage

Question 22

alp

Answer 22

alkaline phosphatase

Question 23

ggt

Answer 23

gamma glutamyltransferase -heavy acohol drinking

Question 24

made mainly in the liver. It helps keep the blood from leaking out of blood vessels

Answer 24

albumin

Question 25

a group of proteins in the blood stream that help to regulate the function of the circulatory system.

Answer 25

globulin

Question 26

high low sodium

Answer 26

hyper hypo natremia

Question 27

high low potassium

Answer 27

hypo hyper kalemia

Question 28

helps balance fluids in blood?

Answer 28

chloride

Question 29

high low chlorine

Answer 29

hypo hyper chloremia

Question 30

high low biacarbonate

Answer 30

metabolic alkalosis (high) , acidosis (low_