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Chemistry Certification
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1. Rickets is associated with deficiency of...
HPLC analysis of porpobilinogen on 24hr urine
270
D
correct for variations in flame and atomizer
2. In the atomic absorption method for calcium - lanthanum is used...
remove excess unbound iron
2Na + glucose over 20 + BUN over 3
prevent phosphate interference
porphobilinogen screen
3. The major fraction of organic iodine in the circulation is in the form of...
CO2
A1c
electric current
thyroxine
4. The preparation of a patient for standard tolerance testing should include...
1.1
TSH
acute hepatitis
high carbohydrate diet for 3 days
5. Characteristic of the Bence Jones protein that is used to distinguish it from other urinary proteins is its solubility...
freezing point
specificity
@ 100
ALP with fresh draw
6. Cocaine is metabolized to...
benzoylecogine
apoenzyme
faster than gamma
run a new set of controls
7. The formula for calculating absorbance given the percent transmittance (%T) of a solution
immunofixation
2-log(T)
digoxin
bone
8. Which two conditions can "physiologically" elevate serum alkaline phosphatase?
growth - third trimester of pregnancy
5
methadone
freezing point
9. Most chemical methods for determining total protein utilize this reaction?
biuret
200
show a decrease in glycosylated hgb
one micromole/minute
10. In thin layer chromatography - the Rf value for a compound is given by the...
100 nmol
ratio of distance moved by solvent to distance moved by compound
chylomicrons
acute hepatitis
11. As part of a hyperlipidemia screening program - the following results were obtained on a 25 year old woman 6 hours after eating:Triglycerides = 260 mg/dLCholesterol = 120 mg/dL - This is the BEST interpretation of these results?
ionic charge
bicarbonate carbonic acid
improving state of metabolic control (as indicated by fructosamine)
cholesterol normal triglycerides elevated
12. Sixty to seventy-five percent of the plasma cholesterol is transported by...
LDL
HCT
increased O2 decreased HCO3
heparin
13. This serum constituent is unstable if a blood specimen is left standing at room temperature for 8 hours before processing
glucose
2-log(T)
TLC
improving state of metabolic control (as indicated by fructosamine)
14. Before unconjugated bilirubin can react with Ehrlich's diazo reagent - this must be added
sodium potassium chloride CO2
acute hepatitis
methyl alcohol
ALP with fresh draw
15. This enzymes catalyzes the conversion of starch to glucose and maltose
transferrin
LDH
amylase
biuret
16. The extent to which measurements agree with or approach the true value of the quantity being measured is referred to as...
5 tri 15 cholesterol 50 protein
accuracy
turn off
amytriptyline 104
17. A spectrophotometer is being considered for purchase by a small laboratory. This specification reflects the spectral purity of the instrument
band width
carbs
peroxidase-like activity of hemoglobin
ammonia
18. The stimulant that causes localized sweating for the sweat test is...
100 nmol
thiamine
340
pilocarpine
19. An acid cleaning solution for glassware consists of...
thymolpthalein monophosphate
potassium dichromate in SA
20:1
100nmol
20. Measurement of total T4 by competitive protein binding or displacement is based on the specific binding properties of...
serum aliquots - one heated
<45
minimize the effects of interference
thyroxine binding globulin
21. 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?
3500
endosmosis
manic-depression
lithium
22. The normal concentration of proteins in cerebrospinal fluid - relative to serum protein - is...
inclusion of smokers and nonsmokers in the study population
<1%
elevated lactic acid - elevated pyruvate
65
23. The test for adrenal cortical hyperfunction that has the greatest diagnostic sensitivity is measurement of...
acid phosphatase
4.5
Prolactin
urinary free cortisol
24. 4 mL of water is added to 1 mL of serum. This represents this serum dilutions
1:5
remove excess unbound iron
high carbohydrate diet for 3 days
128
25. This lipid results would be expected to be falsely elevated on a serum specimen from a nonfasting patient
catalyze redox reactions
trig
nephelometry
thyroxine binding globulin
26. Ion selective electrodes are called selective rather than specific because they actually measure the...
pH pCO2 pO2
measures one ion more than others
pCO2
trig
27. A carbonate salt used to control manic-depressive disorders is...
fresh morning urine for delta-aminolevulinic acid
lithium
volumetric flask
thiamine
28. The unit of measure for a standard solution is...
mg/ml
cysteine
1:5
enzyme induction
29. One international unit of enzyme activity is the amount of enzyme that - under specified reaction conditions of substrate concentration - pH - and temperature - causes utilization of substrate at the rate of...
metabolic acidosis
brain
one micromole/minute
oxalacetate to malate
30. A patient is admitted with biliary cirrhosis. If a serum protein electrophoresis is preformed - these globulin fractions will be most elevated?
freezing point
fresh morning urine for delta-aminolevulinic acid
beta
MI
31. Bile acid concentrations are useful to assess...
hepatobiliary (obstruction?)
sharp fibrinogen peak
sodium
whole blood can be used
32. A 21-year-old man with nausea - vomiting - and jaundice has the following laboratory findings: Total serum bilirubin level: 8.5 mg/dL (normal - 0-1.0) Conjugated serum bilirubin level: 6.1 mg/dL (normal - 0-0.5) Urine urobilinogen: Increased Fecal u
iron deficiency anemia
conjugated hyperbilirubinemia - hepatocellular obstruction
peptide bonds
200x affinity for oxygen
33. This steroid is an adrenal cortical hormone
pO2 increased HCO3 decreased
trig
cysteine
corticosterone
34. The Porter-Silber method (phenylhydrazine in alcohol and sulfuric acid) involves which part of the steroid molecule?
dihydroxyacetone side chain
32
parathyroid hormone
the fetus is at risk for respiratory distress
35. The definitive diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency requires demonstration of...
pH pCO2 pO2
Calcium - phosphorus
impaired response to ACTH stimulation
amylase
36. The ability of a procedure to measure only the component(s) it claims to measure is called...
specificity
potassium dichromate in SA
alpha 2 beta
without a disease with a negative test result
37. In automated methods utilizing a bichromatic analyzer - dual wavelengths are employed to...
maintain colloidal osmotic pressure
minimize the effects of interference
(testing of urine for) delta-am.. acid
fetal and placenta function
38. Clinical assays for tumor markers are the most important for...
parathyroid
serum aliquots - one heated
there is an absence of correlation
monitoring the course of a known cancer
39. In electrophoresis of serum proteins - arifacts at the application point are most frequently caused by...
freezing point
dirty applicators
HDL
BUN 80
40. When separating serum proteins by cellulose acetate electrophoresis using veronal buffer at pH 8.6 - beta globulin migrates...
carbohydrate hyperalimentation
2-log(T)
faster than gamma
peroxidase-like activity of hemoglobin
41. Kernicterus is an abnormal accumulation of bilirubin in...
creatinine
atomic absorption
5
brain
42. This electrolyte is the chief plasma cation whose main function is maintaining osmotic pressure
sodium
high carbohydrate diet for 3 days
effluent line is obstructed
intestinal malabsorption
43. An HPLC operator notes that the column pressure is too high - is rising too rapidly - and the recorder output is not producing normal peaks. The most probable cause of the problem is...
effluent line is obstructed
pilocarpine
Temperature is a function of the number of particles in solution
maintain colloidal osmotic pressure
44. A fasting serum sample from an asymptomatic 43-year-old woman is examined visually chemically with the following results: Initial appearance of serum: Milky Appearance of serum after overnight refrigeration: Cream layer over turbid serum Triglyceri
chylomicrons VLDL
lead
chloride
sodium potassium chloride CO2
45. The fast hemoglobin fraction is...
A1
the fetus is at risk for respiratory distress
iron hemochromatosis
effluent line is obstructed
46. Calcium concentration in the serum is regulated by...
metabolic acidosis
parathyroid
1.1
parathyroid hormone
47. A reciprocal relationship exists between...
no decrease in serum growth hormone after 90 minutes
catalyze redox reactions
improving state of metabolic control (as indicated by fructosamine)
Calcium - phosphorus
48. The anion gap is useful for quality control of laboratory results for...
occult blood
amylase
diet
sodium potassium chloride CO2
49. In performing a spinal fluid protein determination - the specimen is diluted 1 part spinal fluid to 3 parts saline to obtain a result low enough to measure. To calculate the protein concentration the result must be...
serum aliquots - one heated
multiplied by 4
para-hydroxylphenyl...
3500
50. The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
enzyme immunoassay
wavelength
prisms and grating
pH = pKa + log (salt/acid)