The adult reference range for fasting serum glucose is
What is 70-110 mg/dL
100
The primary form of nonprotein nitrogen in the blood is
What is urea
100
The term for the condition associated with elevated serum potassium is:
What is hyperkalemia
100
In glucose testing, postprandial refers to
What is glucose testing performed two (2) hours after eating
100
Uric acid is the final breakdown product of
What is Purine
200
The anticoagulant of choice for glucose testing when analysis is not performed promptly
What is sodium fluoride
200
To assess liver function, which test(s) can be helpful:
What is ALT
200
The protein content of the diet will affect primarily the test results for which analyte?
What is urea or urea nitrogen
200
Which organ uses glucose from digested carbohydrates and stores it as glycogen for later use as a source of immediate energy by the muscles?
What is the liver
200
Which two serum laboratory tests would be useful to determine the renal function of a patient?
What is BUN and creatinine
300
A blood glucose measurement on a sample taken when the patient has not eaten for 8 hours is
What is a fasting glucose
300
Name two plasma lipids that would be included in a lipid panel when testing a patient for hyperlipidemia
What is cholesterol & triglycerides
300
Which cation is mainly intracellular
What is potassium
300
Gestational diabetes can occur during pregnancy in some women. Which form of diabetes can occur for a significant number of these women at a later date
What is develop type 2
300
The expected creatinine clearance for a patient with chronic renal disease would be:
What is very low, the renal glomerular filtration is not working properly
400
Which hormone lowers the blood glucose level by promoting glucose entry into cells?
What is insulin
400
What is very rare type of brain damage that occurs in a newborn with severe jaundice
What is kernicterus
400
The blood pH is
What is alkaline (7.35-7.45)
400
TRUE or FALSE:
Type 1 Diabetes is associated with inefficient activity of the insulin secreted by the pancreas
What is FALSE (insufficient amount of insulin made by pancreas)
400
A patient has been on dialysis for months as they progress to kidney failure. The physician is concerned about the patient developing gout. Which laboratory test would be beneficial?
What is uric acid
500
The level of glycosylated hemoglobin in a diabetic patient is a refection of what?
What is average blood glucose concentration over the past 2-3 months
500
When a hyperlipidemic condition exists for a sufficient amount of time, it may be associated with the development of what condition
What is atherosclerosis
500
The creatinine clearance is used to assess what?
What is glomerular filtration capabilities of the kidney
500
Which of these can be the result of uncontrolled elevated blood glucose:
a coma from insulin shock
diabetic coma
ketones in the urine
What is diabetic coma & ketones in the urine
500
TRUE or FALSE
Testing blood from a patient with acute glomerulonephritis would most likely result in increased creatinine