AAB Medical Technologist – Chemistry Exam ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
with verified detailed solutions ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
40y/o Male has a random glucose of 470. Lab finding is consistent with what disorder? -
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correct answer✔✔Diabetes Mellitus ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Highly alkaline buffered urine can cause what error on a urine dipstick? - correct
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answer✔✔false positive protein ||\\//|| ||\\//||
In the urine dipstick test for protein, to which protein is the test more sensitive? Albumin or
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globulin? - correct answer✔✔Albumin
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Ceruloplasmin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and fibrinogen are all what? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Glycoproteins
Diabetic acidosis, renal failure and prolonged vomiting can do what to chloride level? -
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correct answer✔✔lower ||\\//||
Vitamin D, Calcitonin and Parathyroid hormone all regulate what? - correct
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answer✔✔Calcium level ||\\//||
Name three ways urine specific gravity may be measured - correct answer✔✔refractometer,
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harmonic oscillation, reagent test strip ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Is T3 Uptake a good indicator of hypothyroidism? - correct answer✔✔No
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What three levels are good indicators of hypothyroidism? - correct answer✔✔FT4, T4, TSH
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,Maple syrup disease, phenylketonuria, and alkaptonuria are aminoacidopathies caused by
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what? - correct answer✔✔enzyme deficiency ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Is AST elevated in acute pancreatitis? - correct answer✔✔No
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At a pH of 7.4, most phosphorus in the body is found in what form? - correct
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answer✔✔Bone
Bilirubin is converted in the intestine into what? - correct answer✔✔Urobilinogen ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Both porphobilinogen and urobilinogen form a red colored compound with Erlich's reagent.
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How can they be differentiated? - correct answer✔✔Urobilinogen is soluble in chloroform
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By the urease method, urea is enzymatically converted to what end product? - correct
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answer✔✔Ammonia
Casts are formed primarily in what portion of the kidney? - correct answer✔✔Distal
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Convoluted Tubule ||\\//||
Catecholamines are secreted by what? - correct answer✔✔Adrenal Medulla ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What method for calcium is based on the assumption that calcium will be precipitated as
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an oxalate? - correct answer✔✔The classic Clark-Collip method
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The colorimetric method for magnesium uses what reagent? - correct answer✔✔Titan
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yellow
, Contamination of the glucose reagent with catalase can be a problem when using what ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
method? - correct answer✔✔Glucose oxidase ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Because ionized calcium can be changed without affecting the total calcium level, what
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other parameters must be known to properly elevate calcium? - correct answer✔✔pH and
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Protein
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, will produced what elevate enzyme? (also elevated in a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
myocardial infarction) - correct answer✔✔Creatinine Kinase ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A creatinine clearance test is performed. The 24hr urine volume is 770 ml; serum creatinine
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is 2.0 mg/dl; urine creatinine is 240 mg/dl. What is the clearance, assuming the average
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body surface area? - correct answer✔✔GFR= ([UCr x V]/SCr)/1440
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64ml/mn=([240x770]/2)/1440
Down Syndrome is associated with what abnormal test result? - correct answer✔✔Low
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AFP
Direct Bilirubin is also known as - correct answer✔✔Bilirubin diglucaronide
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Diseases of what system are associated with elevated beta lipoprotein values? - correct
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answer✔✔Cardiovascular
If creatinine is elevated, what BUN result is most likely? - correct answer✔✔elevated - 10x
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creatinine
Enzymatic hydrolysis of triglyceride may be accomplished by what enzyme? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Lipase
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40y/o Male has a random glucose of 470. Lab finding is consistent with what disorder? -
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correct answer✔✔Diabetes Mellitus ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Highly alkaline buffered urine can cause what error on a urine dipstick? - correct
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answer✔✔false positive protein ||\\//|| ||\\//||
In the urine dipstick test for protein, to which protein is the test more sensitive? Albumin or
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globulin? - correct answer✔✔Albumin
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Ceruloplasmin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and fibrinogen are all what? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Glycoproteins
Diabetic acidosis, renal failure and prolonged vomiting can do what to chloride level? -
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correct answer✔✔lower ||\\//||
Vitamin D, Calcitonin and Parathyroid hormone all regulate what? - correct
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answer✔✔Calcium level ||\\//||
Name three ways urine specific gravity may be measured - correct answer✔✔refractometer,
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harmonic oscillation, reagent test strip ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Is T3 Uptake a good indicator of hypothyroidism? - correct answer✔✔No
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What three levels are good indicators of hypothyroidism? - correct answer✔✔FT4, T4, TSH
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,Maple syrup disease, phenylketonuria, and alkaptonuria are aminoacidopathies caused by
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what? - correct answer✔✔enzyme deficiency ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Is AST elevated in acute pancreatitis? - correct answer✔✔No
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At a pH of 7.4, most phosphorus in the body is found in what form? - correct
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answer✔✔Bone
Bilirubin is converted in the intestine into what? - correct answer✔✔Urobilinogen ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Both porphobilinogen and urobilinogen form a red colored compound with Erlich's reagent.
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How can they be differentiated? - correct answer✔✔Urobilinogen is soluble in chloroform
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By the urease method, urea is enzymatically converted to what end product? - correct
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answer✔✔Ammonia
Casts are formed primarily in what portion of the kidney? - correct answer✔✔Distal
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Convoluted Tubule ||\\//||
Catecholamines are secreted by what? - correct answer✔✔Adrenal Medulla ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What method for calcium is based on the assumption that calcium will be precipitated as
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an oxalate? - correct answer✔✔The classic Clark-Collip method
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The colorimetric method for magnesium uses what reagent? - correct answer✔✔Titan
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yellow
, Contamination of the glucose reagent with catalase can be a problem when using what ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
method? - correct answer✔✔Glucose oxidase ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Because ionized calcium can be changed without affecting the total calcium level, what
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other parameters must be known to properly elevate calcium? - correct answer✔✔pH and
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Protein
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, will produced what elevate enzyme? (also elevated in a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
myocardial infarction) - correct answer✔✔Creatinine Kinase ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A creatinine clearance test is performed. The 24hr urine volume is 770 ml; serum creatinine
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is 2.0 mg/dl; urine creatinine is 240 mg/dl. What is the clearance, assuming the average
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body surface area? - correct answer✔✔GFR= ([UCr x V]/SCr)/1440
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64ml/mn=([240x770]/2)/1440
Down Syndrome is associated with what abnormal test result? - correct answer✔✔Low
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AFP
Direct Bilirubin is also known as - correct answer✔✔Bilirubin diglucaronide
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Diseases of what system are associated with elevated beta lipoprotein values? - correct
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answer✔✔Cardiovascular
If creatinine is elevated, what BUN result is most likely? - correct answer✔✔elevated - 10x
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creatinine
Enzymatic hydrolysis of triglyceride may be accomplished by what enzyme? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Lipase
