Biochemistry for Nurses (A+ Pass)

what are carbohydrates correct answers Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, , supplies energy for the cell, forms plant structures, and short term energy storage, Sugars (fruits/vegetables) and starches (potato, pasta, bread) Carbohydrates produce energy classification of carbohydrates correct answers monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides examples of carbohydrates correct answers simple sugars (glucose), complex sugars (starch), sugar (fruits), starch (rice, pasta), what are differences between types of carbohydrates correct answers monosacchrides like simple sugars ,disacchrides like sucrose,lactose and maltose,polysacchrides like starch ,dextrin mucopolysacchrides correct answers is proteoglycans or C.H.O containing uronic acid and amino sugars present in connective tissues. Benedicts test correct answers Tests for presence of carbohydrates, changes blue to red when heated, a test for reducing sugars based on their ability to reduce weak oxidizing agents. (heated) blue = none very high - orange/red starch and glycogen correct answers two important polysaccharides, Starch - storage of sugar in PLANTS (digestible by humans for energy) ; Glycogen is stored glucose in ANIMALS. (liver synthesizes after a meal and breaks down between meals) can muscle glycogen be a source of blood glucose correct answers No,as it lacks the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate what is galatosemia correct answers excretion of galactose in urine due to the deficiency of enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase true glucose correct answers glucose only, without presences of any other reducing substance in the blood How will you estimate true glucose correct answers by glucose oxidase method Hypoglycemia is found in these conditions correct answers overdose of insulin in the treatment of diabetes, hypothyroidism, and addisons disease Hyperglycemia is found in these conditions correct answers diabetes mellitus,hyperthyroidism,hyperadrenalism,hyperpituitarism,and thyrotoxicosis What is the normal blood sugar level correct answers 80-100 mg/dl What is the kidney threshold of glucose correct answers 180 mg/dl