Student question Bank chapter 14: Textbook Clinical chemistry
Principles, Techniques, and Correlations 7th edition
Which of the following hormones promotes gluconeogenesis?
a. Growth hormone
b. Hydrocortisone
c. I
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Student question Bank chapter 14: Textbook Clinical chemistry
Principles, Techniques, and Correlations 7th edition
Which of the following hormones promotes gluconeogenesis?
a. Growth hormone
b. Hydrocortisone
c. Insulin
d. Thyroxine - ANS- b. Hydrocortisone
Glucose oxidase oxidizes glucose to gluconic acid and
a. H2O2
b. CO2
c. HCO3
d. H2O - ANS- H2O2
From glucose and ATP, hexokinase catalyzes the formation of
a. Acetyl-CoA
b. Fructose-6-phosphate
c. Glucose-6-phosphate
d. Lactose - ANS- c. Glucose-6-phosphate
What is the preferred specimen for glucose analysis?
a. EDTA plasma
b. Fluoride oxalate plasma
c. Heparinized plasma
d. Serum - ANS- b. Fluoride oxalate plasma
Hyperglycemic factor produced by the pancreas is
a. Epinephrine
b. Glucagon
c. Insulin
d. Growth hormone - ANS- b. Glucagon
Polarographic methods of glucose assay are based on which principle?
a. Nonenzymatic oxidation of glucose
b. Rate of oxygen depletion measured
c. Chemiluminescence caused by the formation
of ATP
d. Change in electrical potential as glucose is
oxidized - ANS- b. Rate of oxygen depletion measured
Select the enzyme that is most specific for β-D-glucose:
a. Glucose oxidase
b. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
c. Hexokinase
d. Phosphohexose isomerase - ANS- a. Glucose oxidase
Select the coupling enzyme used in the hexokinase method for glucose:
a. Glucose dehydrogenase
b. Glucose-6-phosphatase
c. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
d. Peroxidase - ANS- a. Glucose dehydrogenase
All of the following are characteristic of von Gierke disease EXCEPT
a. Hypoglycemia
b. Hypolipidemia
c. Increased plasma lactate
d. Subnormal response to epinephrine - ANS- b. Hypolipidemia
The preferred screening test for diabetes in non- pregnant adults is measurement of
a. Fasting plasma glucose
b. Random plasma glucose
c. Glycohemoglobin
d. Depends on the patient factors - ANS- d. Depends on the patient factors
Following the 2012 ADA guidelines, the times of measurement for plasma glucose
levels during an OGTT in nonpregnant patients are
a. Fasting, 1 hour, and 2 hours
b. Fasting and 60 minutes
c. 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes
d. Fasting, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes. - ANS- a. Fasting, 1 hour, and 2 hours
Monitoring the levels of ketone bodies in the urine via nitroprusside reagents
provides a semi-quanti- tative measure of
a. Acetoacetate
b. 3-β-Hydroxybutyrate
c. Acetone
d. All three ketone bodies - ANS- a. Acetoacetate
A factor, other than average plasma glucose values, that can affect the HbA1c level
is
a. Serum ketone bodies level
b. Red blood cell life span
c. Ascorbic acid intake
d. Increased triglyceride levels - ANS- b. Red blood cell life span
Monitoring the levels of ketone bodies in the urine is
a. Considered essential on a daily basis for all
diabetic patients
b. A reliable method of assessing long-term
glycemic control
c. Recommended for patients with type 1 diabetes on sick days
d. Not recommended by the ADA - ANS- c. Recommended for patients with type 1
diabetes on sick days
A urinalysis identifies a positive result for reducing sugars, yet the test for glucose
(glucose oxidase reac- tion) was negative on the dipstick. What do these results
suggest?
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