EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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What can cause false positives for BJP?
Penicillin, Aspirin, RA
When BJP is present in the urine, what does it indicate or monitor?
It detects and monitors multiple myeloma.
What is the normal for Bence Jones Protein?
To find none in the urine specimen.
Which markers are used to detect bladder cancer?
Bladder Tumor Antigen
Nuclear Matrix Protein 22
Survivin
What are the normals for the Bladder Cancer markers?
BTA: <14 units/mL
,NMP22: <10 units/ mL
Surviving: not detectable
Nuclear scans are contraindicated in what patients?
Pregnant or lactating patients.
CA 15-3 Normal
<31 units/mL
What are some causes of false positives in the Bladder Cancer
Markers?
Renal Calculi
STIs
CA 27.29 Normal
<38 units/mL
What is the purpose of Cancer Markers CA 15-3 and CA 27.29?
They help stage metastatic breast cancer and monitoring of the
treatment.
CA 125 Normal
,<35 units/mL
What is the purpose of Cancer Marker CA 125?
It is an indicator for ovarian tumors.
What can cause some false + for CA 125?
Pregnancy
STIs
Menstrual Cycle
PID
CEA Normal
<5 ng/mL
CA 19-9 Normal
<37 units/mL
What is the purpose of Cancer Marker CA 19-9?
It is the tumor marker for diagnosis, evaluation of pancreatic or
hepatobiliary cancers. It also monitors response to and surveillance of
treatment.
BRCA 2 susceptibility
65% Breast
, 17% Ovarian
BRCA 1 susceptibility
55% Breast
39% Ovarian
Normal Population's Risk for Breast and Ovarian Cancers
12% Breast
1.4% Ovarian
What is the purpose of Broca's area?
Voluntary speech/ language production
Damage to Broca's area results in...?
Broca's Aphasia- inability to speak or understand language
What neurotransmitter is released by the frontal cortex to inhibit
negative actions?
GABA
Cranial Nerve I
Olfactory