Tests Flashcards
How is hyperlipidaemia diagnosed?
Elevated fasting cholesterol and fasting trigs
How is creatinine clearance measured?
24 hr Urinary creatinine clearance + plasma creatinine
Which analytes are affected by haemolyeis
Potassium 4x increase
Calcium decreased
What interferes with Jaffe creatinine method
Bilirubin and acetoacetate
What tests are part of a bone profile
Phosphorus
Calcium
Urea
Albumin
Alkaline phosphatase
The MM fraction of CK is most dominant where
Skeletal muscle
What enzyme is most specific for acute pancreatitis?
Lipase
Which analyte is most specific for Myocardial infarction?
Troponin
Cardiac specific troponin I
What value do you need to calculate eGFR
Plasma Creatinine
What is the ideal sample type for a lipid profile
12 hour fasting sample
When might elevated urea be seen
Acute renal failure
What tests make up the liver profile?
(8)
Total Protein
Albumin
Globulin
Bilirubin
Alanine amino transferase (ALT)
Alkaline phosphatase (ALK)
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (add on)
What tests make up the renal profile
(8)
Creatinine
Urea
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride
Bicarbonate
Anion Gap
eGFR
What tests make up the bone profile
Calcium
Corrected calcium
Phosphate
Albumin
What tests make up the lipid profile
TRIGS
Cholesterol
LDL
HDL
NHDL
Cholesterol:HDL ratio
