Porphyrins, Hgb, Fe
How many pyrrole rings are in a porphyrin ring?
4
Patients with toxicity of this element often have anxiety along with bouts of compulsive laughing and crying.
Manganese
True or false: heel stick and venipuncture blood is identical in composition.
False
This vitamin prevents scurvy.
Vitamin C
What refers to quantitative defects in the production of hemoglobin molecules?
Thalassemias
What vitamin deficiency is associated with easy bruising, hemorrhage, and abnormal coagulation tests?
Vitamin K
True or False: Drug dosing and interactions are something that needs to be watched more closely in a geriatric patient for several reasons.
True
What is the term that refers to a condition in where a person's diet is deficient in both protein and calories?
Marasmus
Variegate porphyria (VP) has what symptom type?
Neurocutaneous
Trace metal collections are typically done with what type of sample tube?
Royal blue top
True or False
Calcium and Aldosterone increase in value in a geriatric patient.
False
What vitamin is common in supplements to help deal with hair loss but also can cause interference with some testing methods for specific tests?
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
What is the major iron storage protein in the body?
Ferritin
Given these lab results, what would an expected condition be:
Transferrin decreased, Ferritin increased, % saturation increased, TIBC decreased
Iron overdose
Which biomarker is typically higher in neonates that in adults?
Ammonia
Folate and Vitamin B12 are commonly run to help distinguish causes of what condition?
Megaloblastic anemia
The control rate of heme synthesis in the liver is through regulation of what enzyme?
This element has gone through quite the identity crisis over the decades being seen as a toxic element, a carcinogen, essential element, and anti-carcinogen.
Selenium
Anoxia and trauma during delivery can cause what type of condition for the neonate?
Metabolic acidosis
A patient who is unable to consume adequate amounts of food for whatever reason may be supported using what.
TPN Total Parenteral Nutrition