Fun Quiz: Test Your Clinical Chemistry Knowledge

#1. Which analyte is measured by its reduction of phosphotungstic acid to tungsten blue?

Creatinine

Urea

Ammonia

Uric acid

Bicarbonate

#2. The presence of albumin in urine above the normal level but below the detectable range of conventional urine dipstick methods.

Bence Jones Proteinuria

Albuminuria

Proteinuria

Urobilinogenuria

Microalbuminuria

#3. The following analytes are affected by alcohol intake except

Creatinine

Glucose

Triglycerides

GGT

#4. Which of the following statements is true?

Aldosterone plays no role in maintaining blood pressure

Aldosterone is the major glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex

Aldosterone reduces sodium reabsorption in the distal tubules

Aldosterone promotes potassium secretion in the distal tubules

Hypothalamus produces CRH which stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce aldosterone

#5. Procalcitonin is produced by which organ

Parathyroid gland

Pituitary Gland

Thyroid gland

Adrenal medulla

Adrenal cortex

#6. Which method of amylase determination measures the absorbance of soluble dye split from insoluble amylase-dye substrate?

Spectrophotometric

Saccharogenic

Amyloclastic

Chromolytic

Colorimetric

#7. Major intracellular cation that is 23 times higher in cells than in plasma

Magnesium

Zinc

Potassium

Calcium

Sodium

#8. Which drug is used to treat bipolar disorders?

Lithium

Dilantin

Digoxin

Phenobarbital

Vancomycin

#9. A test for heavy alcohol consumption that is thought to be more sensitive and specific than GGT

Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase

Transferritin

ALT

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin

Prealbumin

#10. The following tests are used to assess glomerular filtration except

Beta 2 microglobulin

Cystatin C

Urea clearance test

Aldosterone level

Creatinine clearance test

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