QUESTION WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS
Maltose - ANSWERSWhich disaccharide is composed of two gluse molecules?
glycogenolysis - ANSWERSWhat term is used to describe the process of glycogen
degradation?
160-180 mg/dL - ANSWERSWhat is the renal threshold for glucose?
Insulin - ANSWERSwhich hormone is produced by the beta cells of the islets of
Langerhans?
Cortisol - ANSWERSWhich of the following hormones is considered a glucocorticoid?
The body is using carbohydrates as the primary energy source. - ANSWERSwhat does
the presence of urinary ketones MOST likely indicate?
C-peptide - ANSWERSwhich one of the following tests is used to differentiate between
Diabetes mellitus - ANSWERSA 40-year-old male has a random glucose of 470 mg/dL.
This lab finding is consistent with which one of the following clinical conditions?
von Gierke's disease - ANSWERSWhich one of the following diseases is associated
with hypoglycemia?
Fluorinated plasma - ANSWERSWhat is the specimen of choice for glucose
determinations?
3-hour glucose tolerance test - ANSWERSprenatal patients with borderline blood
glucose levels are further evaluated by which test?
Hemoglobin A1C - ANSWERSWhich test gives a 2-3 month picture of a diabetic's
glucose levels?
inappropriate exogenous insulin administration and endogenous insulin production?
Coupled enzyme system consisting of glucose and peroxidase. - ANSWERSWhat is the
most frequently employed automated method for glucose?
glucose oxidase - ANSWERSContamination of the glucose reagent with catalase is a
problem with which glucose method?