Fun Quiz: Test Your Clinical Chemistry Knowledge

#1. Which of the following statements is true?

Hypothalamus produces CRH which stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce aldosterone

Aldosterone reduces sodium reabsorption in the distal tubules

Aldosterone plays no role in maintaining blood pressure

Aldosterone promotes potassium secretion in the distal tubules

Aldosterone is the major glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex

#2. What cell type produces bone alkaline phosphatase?

Osteoblasts

Osteoclasts

Osteocytes

#3. The following are immunosuppressant drugs except

Cyclosporine

Mycophenolic acid

Sirolimus

Tacrolimus

Theophylline

#4. Which of the following drugs is an anticonvulsant?

Quinidine

Phenobarbital

Amikacin

Digoxin

Vancomycin

#5. The following analytes are used in the calculation of serum osmolality except

Magnesium

Glucose

Sodium

BUN

#6. A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is deposited in nearby tissues.

Transudate

Enzymes

Exudate

Plasma

Mucus

#7. Most common anticoagulant used in chemistry laboratory

Lithium heparin

Sodium citrate

Potassium oxalate

Sodium heparin

Sodium fluoride

#8. Which of the following increases serum potassium levels?

Insulin injections

Vomiting and diarrhea

Cushing's syndrome

Hyperaldosteronism

Renal failure

#9. Group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have different enzyme forms and catalytic efficiencies

Isoenzymes

Proenzymes

Coenzymes

Cofactor

Catalyst

#10. Inherited disorder in which the body is unable to process certain protein building blocks (amino acids) properly leaving a distinctive sweet odor of affected infants’ urine.

Congenital ketosis

Metabolic syndrome

Maple syrup urine disease

Cystinuria

Phenylketonuria

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