MMSC 407 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
% oxyhemoglobin measurement error (pulse oximeter) Correct
Answers -faulty calibration
-interference of light absorbing substances
< 150 mg/dL Correct Answers normal triglycerides
< 200 mg/dL Correct Answers desirable total cholesterol
< 40 mg/dL Correct Answers low HDL
<130 mg/dL Correct Answers optimal LDL
<30 mg/dL Correct Answers normal VLDL
<5.6% Correct Answers normal HgbA1c
<99 mg/dL Correct Answers normal fasting blood glucose
>126 mg/dL Correct Answers diabetes fasting blood glucose
>190 mg/dL Correct Answers very high LDL
>240 mg/dL Correct Answers high total cholesterol
>30 mg/dL Correct Answers high VLDL
>500 mg/dL Correct Answers very high triglycerides
>6.5% Correct Answers diabetes HgbA1c
,>60 mg/dL Correct Answers high HDL
-high is better than low
100-125 mg/dL Correct Answers pre-diabetes fasting blood
glucose
130-159 mg/dL Correct Answers borderline high LDL
140-200 mg/dL Correct Answers total cholesterol reference
range
150-199 mg/dL Correct Answers borderline high triglycerides
160-189 mg/dL Correct Answers high LDL
200-239 mg/dL Correct Answers borderline high total
cholesterol
200-499 mg/dL Correct Answers high triglycerides
22-26 mmol/L Correct Answers HCO3- (bicarb) reference
range
3.5-5.0 g/dL Correct Answers albumin reference range
35-45 mm Hg Correct Answers pCO2 reference range
40-75 mg/dL Correct Answers HDL reference range
5.7-6.4% Correct Answers pre-diabetes HgbA1c
, 50-130 mg/dL Correct Answers LDL reference range
6.5-8.3 g/dL Correct Answers total serum protein reference
range
-plasma would contain about 5% more protein because it would
still contain clotting proteins
60-150 mg/dL Correct Answers triglycerides reference range
7.35-7.45 Correct Answers arterial blood pH reference range
7.40 rule Correct Answers in a compensated patient you can tell
if they were in acidosis or alkalosis depending on which side of
7.40 their blood pH is on
-below 7.40= previously acidotic
-above 7.40= previously alkalotic
80-110 mmol/L Correct Answers pO2 reference range
absorbed light Correct Answers light that enters but does not
leave a solution
accuracy Correct Answers how close the measured results are to
a "true"/ accepted value
acidosis Correct Answers blood pH below 7.35
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) Correct Answers a
hormone that is released in a negative feedback loop with
cortisol
% oxyhemoglobin measurement error (pulse oximeter) Correct
Answers -faulty calibration
-interference of light absorbing substances
< 150 mg/dL Correct Answers normal triglycerides
< 200 mg/dL Correct Answers desirable total cholesterol
< 40 mg/dL Correct Answers low HDL
<130 mg/dL Correct Answers optimal LDL
<30 mg/dL Correct Answers normal VLDL
<5.6% Correct Answers normal HgbA1c
<99 mg/dL Correct Answers normal fasting blood glucose
>126 mg/dL Correct Answers diabetes fasting blood glucose
>190 mg/dL Correct Answers very high LDL
>240 mg/dL Correct Answers high total cholesterol
>30 mg/dL Correct Answers high VLDL
>500 mg/dL Correct Answers very high triglycerides
>6.5% Correct Answers diabetes HgbA1c
,>60 mg/dL Correct Answers high HDL
-high is better than low
100-125 mg/dL Correct Answers pre-diabetes fasting blood
glucose
130-159 mg/dL Correct Answers borderline high LDL
140-200 mg/dL Correct Answers total cholesterol reference
range
150-199 mg/dL Correct Answers borderline high triglycerides
160-189 mg/dL Correct Answers high LDL
200-239 mg/dL Correct Answers borderline high total
cholesterol
200-499 mg/dL Correct Answers high triglycerides
22-26 mmol/L Correct Answers HCO3- (bicarb) reference
range
3.5-5.0 g/dL Correct Answers albumin reference range
35-45 mm Hg Correct Answers pCO2 reference range
40-75 mg/dL Correct Answers HDL reference range
5.7-6.4% Correct Answers pre-diabetes HgbA1c
, 50-130 mg/dL Correct Answers LDL reference range
6.5-8.3 g/dL Correct Answers total serum protein reference
range
-plasma would contain about 5% more protein because it would
still contain clotting proteins
60-150 mg/dL Correct Answers triglycerides reference range
7.35-7.45 Correct Answers arterial blood pH reference range
7.40 rule Correct Answers in a compensated patient you can tell
if they were in acidosis or alkalosis depending on which side of
7.40 their blood pH is on
-below 7.40= previously acidotic
-above 7.40= previously alkalotic
80-110 mmol/L Correct Answers pO2 reference range
absorbed light Correct Answers light that enters but does not
leave a solution
accuracy Correct Answers how close the measured results are to
a "true"/ accepted value
acidosis Correct Answers blood pH below 7.35
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) Correct Answers a
hormone that is released in a negative feedback loop with
cortisol
