Post-hepatic jaundice correct answers Decreased bilirubin excretion, usually caused by
obstruction
Test results in PRE hepatic jaundice correct answers Increased indirect serum bilirubin, stool and
urine urobilinogen. Normal direct serum bilirubin.
Proteins, in order of most anodic to least anodic correct answers Prealbumin, albumin, alpha 1,
alpha 2, beta, gamma
Albumin decreased in... correct answers Inflammation and protein loss
Ceruloplasmin correct answers transports copper
Transferrin correct answers transports iron
IgG, IgM and IgA: increased in protein electrophoresis when... correct answers In inflammation
and in monoclonal spikes in myeloma
Test results in dehydration correct answers Increased total protein, increased albumin, increased
Serum Na, Increased Osmo
, proteinuria is associated with... correct answers Disease of the kidney, such as glomerular
nephritis
Test results in multiple myeloma correct answers Increased total protein in serum, decr. albumin,
decr. albumin:globulin ratio, prescience of monoclonal paraproteins
Nephropathy correct answers Disease of the kidneys caused by damage to the small blood
vessels
Non-protein nitrogenous substances correct answers Come from breakdown of protein and
nucleic acid
Urea correct answers Indicates overall kidney function; increased BUN/Creat Ratio in
dehydration
Creatinine indicates... correct answers Glomerular function
Increased plasma creat and clearance in... correct answers Early nephropathy
Decreased creat clearance in... correct answers Renal failure
Ammonia indicates... correct answers Liver function (increased in liver failure and Reye's
syndrome)
Creat Cleance Calculation correct answers (Urine creat) X (volume in mL/min) (surface area,
1.73) all divided by serum creat
Aldosterone correct answers Corticosteroid hormone that stimulates kidney to absorb Na to
regulate salt and water balance
Sodium is... correct answers Major extracellular cation
Potassium is.... correct answers Major intracellular cation
Which takes longer: metabolic or respiratory compensation? correct answers Metabolic
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