Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

Other Analytic Techniques Clinical Chemistry Review 78 METHOD PRINCIPLE COMPONENT PARTS USE Ion-selective electrodes Osmometry E ...

Steps in Automated Analysis Clinical Chemistry Review 79 STEP COMMENTS Sample ID Usually by bar code reader Test selection Usual ...

Chemistry Panels Clinical Chemistry Review 80 PANEL TESTS Basic metabolic panel Na+, K+, chloride, CO 2 , glucose, creatinine, B ...

Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins Clinical Chemistry Review 81 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER Glucose, fa ...

Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteinscontinued Clinical Chemistry Review 82 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER To ...

Regulation of Glucose Clinical Chemistry Review 83 HORMONE ACTION RELATIVE IMPORTANCE Decreases glucose levels Insulin Responsib ...

Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Chemistry Review 84 TYPE CAUSE CHARACTERISTICS Type 1 (formerly type I juvenile-onset diabetes, insul ...

Tests for Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Chemistry Review 85 TEST PATIENT PREPARATION DIABETES MELLITUS COMMENTS Random plasma gluco ...

Typical Laboratory Findings in Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Chemistry Review 86 INCREASED DECREASED Blood glucose Bic ...

Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Chemistry Review 87 Definition Group of risk factors that seem to promote development of atheroscler ...

Aminoacidopathies Clinical Chemistry Review 88 DISEASE CAUSE EFFECT DIAGNOSIS Phenylketonuria Tyrosinemia Alkaptonuria Maple syr ...

Protein Electrophoresis Clinical Chemistry Review 89 Rate of migration Depends on size, shape, & charge of molecule Support ...

Common Serum Protein Electrophoresis Patterns Clinical Chemistry Review 90 CONDITION PATTERN Normal Acute inflammation ↑alpha-1 ...

Common Serum Protein Electrophoresis Patternscontinued Clinical Chemistry Review 91 CONDITION PATTERN Polyclonal gammopathy Diff ...

ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER BUN Creatinine Uric acid Ammonia Nonprotein Nitrogen Compounds Clinical Chem ...

Major Electrolytes Clinical Chemistry Review 93 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER Sodium (Na+) Potassium (K+) ...

Major Electrolytescontinued Clinical Chemistry Review 94 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER Chloride (Cl–) CO 2 ...

Other Electrolytes Clinical Chemistry Review 95 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER Magnesium (Mg2+) Calcium (Ca ...

Other Electrolytescontinued Clinical Chemistry Review 96 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER Phosphorus, inorgan ...

Iron and Related Tests Clinical Chemistry Review 97 ANALYTE REFERENCE RANGE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OTHER Iron Total iron binding ...