Flashcards in Clin Chem - Abbrev Discussion Deck (100):
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enzyme of the prostate
ACP
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used to diagnose prostate/prostatic cancer
ACP
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enzyme found in semen
ACP
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enzyme used in determination of rape
ACP
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ACP is most active at what pH
5
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ADH levels are low among what age group
elders
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other name of ADH
vasopressin
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prevents loss of water through urine excretion
ADH
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normally present in fetus
AFP
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among what age group does AFP normally disappear
adults
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if AFP is present among adults, it means
liver cancer
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proteins in the serum
albumin and globulin
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most abundant protein in serum
albumin
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second most abundant protein in serum
globulin
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ALP is most active at what pH
9.8
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used to diagnose bone and liver diseases (esp. liver tissue at the hepatocytes)
ALP
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ALP is normally high in what age group
children
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if ALP is high among adults, what diseases are present
bone and liver
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substrate of ALT
alanine
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used in the diagnosis of liver disease (@ biliary tract)
ALT
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means heart attack in vernacular
AMI
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tests to be done for AMI
CK, LD, AST
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enzyme found in salivary glnds and pancreas
AMS
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used in thediagnosis of pancreatitis and salivary gland disorder
AMS
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written in request slips
ASAP
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when ASAP is written in request slips, the request must be finished within which rotation (1st,2nd or 3rd?)
1st
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substrate of AST
aspartate
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used in the diagnosis of AMI
AST
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dye for albumin measurement
BCG
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Best test for albumin
BCG
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represent nitrogen content of urea in blood
BUN
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Oncofetal tumor marker
CEA
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CEA is normally detected among
fetus
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among what age group does CEA normally disappear
Adults
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if CEA is elevated in adults, it means
colon concer
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A person who has this disease is a candidate for stroke (brain attack) or heart attack
CHD
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disease in which arteries are clogged due to hardened cholesterol plaques
CHD
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if the arteries are clogged, what condition may result
hypertension
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hypertension due to clogging of arteries may cause the tendency of arteries to ________
burst
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enzyme responsible for transfer of phosphate group from ATP to creatine
creatine kinase
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catalyzes transfer of phosphate group
kinase
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catalyzes transfer of oxygen
oxidase
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very stable form of hemoglobin
COHb
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When does Hb become useless
when it is bound to CO
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can HBCo be degraded?
no
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non-toxic because it does not combine with Hb
carbon dioxide
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COHb has high levels among __
smokers
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unit used in radioimmunoassay
CPM
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marker of inflammation
CRP
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if CRP is high, it means
there is an inflammatory disease
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why is CRP the best index of inflammation
first to rise in serum during an inflammatory rxn
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once inflammation subsides, which is the first to disappear in serum
CRP
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computed in statistics
quotient of SD and mean multiplied to 100
CV
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CV is expressed as
%
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Kinds of diabetes
DM and DI
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type of diabetes: insulin deficiency
DM
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type of diabetes: ADH deficiency
DI
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at what amount of glucose in the bloodstream will a person experience glycosuria
> 140 - 160 mg %
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condition in which glucose appears in urine
glycosuria
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functions for the cellular uptake of glucose
insulin
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if insulin shoots glucose to muscle cells, then glucose will be converted to
carbon dioxide, water, energy to do work
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if insulin shoots glucose to hepatocytes, glucose will be stored/deposited as
glycogen (A form of fat)
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when the ADH levels are low, a person will experience what condition
polyuria
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excess urine excretion
polyuria
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in the nucleus, where is the DNA located
at the periphery
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in the nucleus, where is the nucleolus located
at the center
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in the nucleus, where is the RNA located
scattered and surrounding the nucleolus
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liquid outside the cell (plasma and serum)
ECF
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an anticoagulant
EDTA
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general term for a kind of immunoassay
EIA
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Examples of EIA
ELISA and EMIT
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used in wine, non-toxic
EtOH
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used in industries, toxic, can cause blindness
MetOH
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MetOH can cause
blindness
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Fasting requires how many hours of not eating
at least 8 hrs
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what is being measured now instead of FBS
FBG
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sweetest sugar
sucrose
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only normal sugar in blood
glucose
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if fetus has high levels of galactose in the blood, then it has
galactocemia
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effects of galactocemia on the fetus
mental retardation, cataract, blindness
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2 types of FA
UFA and SFA
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healthy FA because it flows
UFA
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FA found in gg, tulingan, tambakol, tuna, salmon
UFA
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also called "sebo"
SFA
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found in fats of cow
SFA
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type of FA that hardens when cold
SFA
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type of FA that causes atherosclerotic plaques and eventually CHD
SFA
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another name for thyroxine
tetraiodothyronine
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preferred method for toxicologic assay
GC-MS
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functions for plasma filtration
glomerulus
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wastes in plasma
urea, creatinine
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waste from protein metabolism
urea
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waste from muscle catabolism
creatinine
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does urine have protein
no
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components of urine
urea and creatinine
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example of protein reabsorbed by the ureter
albumin
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function of ureter
reabsorption
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temporary storage of urine
bladder
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enzyme used to determine chronic alcoholism
GGT
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