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What is the best tube additive for chemistry testing? correct answers Heparin
What are Sodium Fluoride tubes used to test for? correct answers Glucose - slows glycolysis
What color top do Sodium Fluoride tubes have? correct answers Gray
What is the mnemonic for chemistry analytes affected by hemolysis? correct answers KLAMP
the leak
What is the K in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers K+ Increased
What is the L in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers LD Increased
What is the A in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers Aldolase & Acid Phosphatase
Increased
What is the M in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers Magnesium Increased
What is the P in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers Phosphate (PO4) Increased
At what rate do glucose levels in whole blood specimens decrease? correct answers Approx 10
mg/dL per hour (7%)
What is the fasting glucose reference range for serum/plasma specimens? correct answers 70-99
mg/dL
How much higher are arterial and capillary glucose levels than venous? correct answers 2-3
mg/dL
What fraction of plasma glucose is in CSF? correct answers 60-65% (2/3) of plasma glucose
Where does insulin originate from? correct answers Beta cells on Islets of Langerhans on the
Pancreas
What effect does insulin have on the body? correct answers Stimulates the uptake of glucose by
cells
What is the acronym for hormones that increase serum/plasma glucose? correct answers GAG
CHET
What does the first G in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Glucagon
What does the A in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers ACTH
, What does the second G in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Growth Hormone
What does the C in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Cortisol
What does the H in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Human Placental Lactogen
What does the E in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Epinephrine
What does the T in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers T3 and T4
What electrolytes are decreased in diabetic acidosis? correct answers Na and Cl
What electrolytes are increased in diabetic acidosis? correct answers Potassium and Ketones
What is the normal range for fasting plasma glucose (FPG)? correct answers <100 mg/dL
What is the normal range for Hgb A1c? correct answers <5.5%
What is a pre diabetic fasting plasma glucose level? correct answers >100 but <126 mg/dL
What is a pre diabetic Hgb A1c level? correct answers 5.6-6.4%
What fasting blood glucose level is diagnostic of diabetes? correct answers >126 mg/dL
What Hgb A1c level is diagnostic for uncontrolled diabetes? correct answers >6.5%
What serum/plasma glucose level is diagnostic for diabetes? correct answers >200 mg/dL
What is the best method for testing long-term glucose intake? correct answers Hgb A1c (90
days)
What is the best method for testing short-term glucose intake? correct answers Fructosamine (2-3
weeks)
How do you calculate estimated average glucose? correct answers eAG = (28.7 x A1c) - 46.7
What method for testing glucose is used on urine dipsticks? correct answers Glucose oxidase
What substance can interfere with direct glucose oxidase testing? correct answers Vitamin C
(false +)
What method for testing glucose is used as a reference method? correct answers Hexokinase
What is xylose testing used to distinguish between? correct answers Intestinal and pancreatic
malabsorption
What is the best tube additive for chemistry testing? correct answers Heparin
What are Sodium Fluoride tubes used to test for? correct answers Glucose - slows glycolysis
What color top do Sodium Fluoride tubes have? correct answers Gray
What is the mnemonic for chemistry analytes affected by hemolysis? correct answers KLAMP
the leak
What is the K in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers K+ Increased
What is the L in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers LD Increased
What is the A in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers Aldolase & Acid Phosphatase
Increased
What is the M in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers Magnesium Increased
What is the P in KLAMP the hemolysis leak? correct answers Phosphate (PO4) Increased
At what rate do glucose levels in whole blood specimens decrease? correct answers Approx 10
mg/dL per hour (7%)
What is the fasting glucose reference range for serum/plasma specimens? correct answers 70-99
mg/dL
How much higher are arterial and capillary glucose levels than venous? correct answers 2-3
mg/dL
What fraction of plasma glucose is in CSF? correct answers 60-65% (2/3) of plasma glucose
Where does insulin originate from? correct answers Beta cells on Islets of Langerhans on the
Pancreas
What effect does insulin have on the body? correct answers Stimulates the uptake of glucose by
cells
What is the acronym for hormones that increase serum/plasma glucose? correct answers GAG
CHET
What does the first G in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Glucagon
What does the A in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers ACTH
, What does the second G in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Growth Hormone
What does the C in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Cortisol
What does the H in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Human Placental Lactogen
What does the E in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers Epinephrine
What does the T in GAG CHET stand for? correct answers T3 and T4
What electrolytes are decreased in diabetic acidosis? correct answers Na and Cl
What electrolytes are increased in diabetic acidosis? correct answers Potassium and Ketones
What is the normal range for fasting plasma glucose (FPG)? correct answers <100 mg/dL
What is the normal range for Hgb A1c? correct answers <5.5%
What is a pre diabetic fasting plasma glucose level? correct answers >100 but <126 mg/dL
What is a pre diabetic Hgb A1c level? correct answers 5.6-6.4%
What fasting blood glucose level is diagnostic of diabetes? correct answers >126 mg/dL
What Hgb A1c level is diagnostic for uncontrolled diabetes? correct answers >6.5%
What serum/plasma glucose level is diagnostic for diabetes? correct answers >200 mg/dL
What is the best method for testing long-term glucose intake? correct answers Hgb A1c (90
days)
What is the best method for testing short-term glucose intake? correct answers Fructosamine (2-3
weeks)
How do you calculate estimated average glucose? correct answers eAG = (28.7 x A1c) - 46.7
What method for testing glucose is used on urine dipsticks? correct answers Glucose oxidase
What substance can interfere with direct glucose oxidase testing? correct answers Vitamin C
(false +)
What method for testing glucose is used as a reference method? correct answers Hexokinase
What is xylose testing used to distinguish between? correct answers Intestinal and pancreatic
malabsorption
