quick facts Flashcards
(27 cards)
glucose method that uses arsenomolybdate as reagent
Nelson Somogyi method
increased growth hormone in adults refers to
Acromegaly
Drug for petit mal (absence of seizure) and grand mal
Valproic acid (Depakene)
Independent variable
Horizontal Axis/Abscissa
Creatinine method that measures ammonia
Enzymatic; ISE
light produced below 400 nm
UV light
conversion factor of Glucose from mg/dl to mmol/L
0.0555
Tests for synthetic liver function
PT and TPAG
CRP electrophoretic pattern
Alpha1, Alpha2, Beta, Gamma
High Total Chole. value
> or equal to 240 mg/dl
LDL-C formula
LDL-C = TC - HDL-C - TAG/5
*Friedewald equation
used for LDL-C derivation
TC, HDL-C, TAG
OGTT
150g/day of CHO for 3 days
overnight 8-14 hour-fast
Tube for natriuretic peptide
Heparinized tube
LDH
least specific enzyme
(widely distributed in the body
Only enzyme significant decreased amounts
Acetylcholinesterase
effect of every 1 degree increase in temp on blood gases
7% decrease in PO2 and 3% decrease in PCO2
Effect of 10% contamination with 5% dextrose in blood glucose
increase blood glucose by 500 mg/dL
Low CV
Decreased Accuracy
Cut off of TC:
Moderate Risk
High Risk
Age group
MR: >220 mg/dL
HR: >240 mg/dL
30-39 y/o
main cause of shift error
improper calibration
best confirmatory test for hyperthyroidism
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
Conditions causing 5x or more increase in AST
- Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
- Polymyositis
- Myocardial infarction
elevated liver enzyme seen in
“ABC”
Alcoholism
Biliary obstruction
Cirrhosis
