Chemistry 101
Smallest unit of matter
Atom
chronic illness wherein insulin production or uptake is abnormal or absent
thixotropic gel
electrolytes
BMI >85%
The bond associated with carbohydrates
covalent bonds
Process that converts non-glucose substrate to glucose
gluconeogenesis
lipids are transported in the body using ___
lipoprotein complexes
fluid in between cells
interstitial fluid
glycolysis products
gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide
Charges are far apart as possible to obtain
Minimum electrostatic force
Testing for Type 2 Diabetes begins at what age for at risk children
10 years old, and every 3 years after for monitoring
high density lipoprotein HDL
ammonia is collected in ___
EDTA vacutainer (purple)
IV insulin controls this
Stress-induced hyperglycemia
peptide bonds
prediabetic fasting glucose plasma
100-125 mg/dL or 6.1-6.9mmol/L
use of enzymes to measure specific components in a mixture
enzyme assay
define osmolal gap
difference between calculated and actual osmolality
what is Coulombs Law, formula?
energy of bond =
(2.31x10-19 J/nm)x[(Q1xQ2)/r]
strength of ionic bond
Water dissociation constant or Equilibrium constant
placental hormones block insulin absorption in GDM is called
insulin resistance
triglyceride + LDL elevation = ______
hypertriglyceridemia or hyperlipidemia
t4 is ____, whereas t3 is ___
thyroxine, triiodothyronine
enzymes used in assay for cholesterol
cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase