Across
- 2. Which endogenous marker is the most commonly used for the assessment of glomerular function?
- 6. What is defined as the disruption of the red cell membrane causing release of hemoglobin and other components of red blood cells?
- 7. Order of blood collection is crucial to prevent cross-________ between tubes.
- 11. What is the noncellular component of an anticoagulated whole blood called?
- 12. What is one of the functions of the liver?
- 14. The major nitrogen-containing metabolic product of protein catabolism in humans.
Down
- 1. Sodium fluoride is a weak __________ that is often added as a preservative for blood glucose.
- 3. This electrolyte is a major cation of intracellular fluid and the decrease of it causes hypokalemia to patients.
- 4. _____ results in hypernatremia, hyperalbuminaemia, and raised creatinine.
- 5. What should the doctor or nurses check with the patient before labelling the tubes? 2 Patient's _______
- 8. Compounds added to biological specimens to prevent them from clotting or to preserve the constituents of a specimen.
- 9. What is the watery portion of blood that remains after coagulation has occurred and is usually obtained after centrifugation called?
- 10. Which biomarker plays an important role in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (MI)?
- 13. _ _ _ _ contamination causes an elevated serum K concentration and is a chelator of divalent cations such as calcium, magnesium and zinc.