BOC Chemistry Study
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- 2. An increase in serum acetone is indicative of a defect in the metabolism of?
- 8. Most of the carbon dioxide present in the blood stream is in the form of?
- 10. The conversion of glucose or other hexoses into lactate or pyruvate is called?
- 11. The most labile fraction of alkaline phosphatase is obtained from?
- 15. Aspartate amino transferase (AST) is characteristically elevated in diseases of the?
- 18. Regan isoenzyme has the same properties as alkaline phosphatase that originates in the?
- 21. The majority of thyroxine (T4) is converted into the more biologically active hormone______
- 23. Pellagra is associated with deficiency of what vitamin?
- 24. The identification of Bence Jones protein is best accomplished by?
- 26. A 5-year old child was evaluated for abdominal pain and anorexia by a physician. A CBC revealed a hemoglobin of 9.8 g/dL and basophilic stippling of the RBCs. The doctor should order tests to check for poisoning from ___
- 29. Total iron-binding capacity measures the serum iron transporting capacity of?
- 30. High levels of which lipoprotein class are associated with decreased risk of accelerated atherosclerosis?
- 32. A test which evaluates renal tubular function
- 34. Urobilinogen is formed in the?
- 36. Turbidity in serum suggests an elevation of?
- 37. The most specific enzyme test for acute pancreatitis is?
- 38. In electrophoresis, at a pH of 8.6 the gamma globulins move toward the cathode- despite the fact that they are negatively charged. What is this phenomenon called?
- 40. The solute that contributes the most to the total serum osmolality is?
- 41. Phenobarbital is a metabolite of _________
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- 1. The protein portion of an enzyme complex is called the?
- 3. In electrophoresis, which protein has the highest dye-binding capacity?
- 4. The regulation of calcium and phosphorous metabolism is accomplished by which gland?
- 5. Bromcresol purple at a pH of 5.2 is used in a colorimetric method to measure ______
- 6. Cocaine is metabolized to _____
- 7. The biologically most active, naturally occurring androgen is ______
- 9. Which hemoglobin has glucose-6-phosphate on the amino-terminal valine of the beta chain?
- 12. Which disease results from a familial absence of high density lipoprotein?
- 13. The enzyme, which exists chiefly in skeletal muscle, heart, and brain, is grossly elevated in active muscular dystrophy, and rises early in myocardial infarction is? (2 words together)
- 14. What substance gives feces its normal color?
- 16. In the Jendrassik-Grof reaction for total bilirubin, bilirubin reacts with diazotized sulfanilic acid to form _____
- 17. 90% of the copper present in the blood is bound to?
- 19. During pregnancy, the form of estrogen measured in urine is mostly___
- 20. Which electrolyte is the chief plasma cation whose main function is maintaining osmotic pressure?
- 22. Fasting serum phosphate concentration is controlled primarily by?
- 25. Beriberi is associated with deficiency of which vitamin?
- 27. A hospitalized patient is experiencing increased neuromuscular irritability (tetany). Which test should be ordered immediately?
- 28. The principle excretory form of nitrogen is?
- 31. A carbonate salt used to control manic-depressive disorders is _____
- 33. What common substrate is used in the biosynthesis of adrenal steroids, including androgens and estrogens?
- 35. Pregnant women with symptoms of thirst, frequent urination, or unexplained weight loss should have which test performed?
- 39. The buffering capacity of blood is maintained by a reversible exchange process between bicarbonate and?