2024 VTNE Blood Chemistries Questions & Answers (Solved)
- What laboratory test evaluates kidney function and is a breakdown product of
protein?
Answer: BUN
- Creatinine concentration in serum are in flunked by level.
Answer: hydration
- Nonrenal causes of increased levels of urea might include the amount of
ingested.
Answer: Protein
- Decrease in albumin may occur in chronic disease.
Answer: Liver
- When evaluating the liver of dogs and cats, AST should be evaluated in
conjunction with .
Answer: ALT
- What is plasma composed of?
Answer: 90% water and 10% dissolved substances
- What color blood collection tube top indicates that heparin is the anticoagulant?
Answer: Green
- is a by-product of muscle metabolism, produced at a constant rate,
and filtered out by the renal glomeruli.
Answer: Creatinine
- is used to evaluate kidney filtration and function is excreted by the
kidneys and up to 40% reabsorbed by the tubules.
Answer: Urea
- Water deprivation tests should never be performed on patients with
.
Answer: Dehydration
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- Hypogkycemia may result from remaining on the RBCs
to long.-
Answer: Serum
- Blood cells continue to utilize glucose at a rate of - %
per hour if allowed to remain in contact with the serum.
Answer: 7-10%
- Amylase acts to break down and .
Answer: Starches and glycogen
- An increase in unconjugated billirubin may be the result of either or
failure.
Answer: Hepatic or prehepatic
- ALT is also known as .
Answer: SGPT
- Horses typically hace a higher value than other species.
Answer: AST
17. T/F: Lipase is not a test for liver damage.
Answer: True
- Potassium ion is a .
Answer: cation
- Electrolytes are commonly measured by what method.
Answer: Ion-specific electrodes.
20. T/F: Glucose is not an electrolyte.
Answer: True
- Stress and epinephrine release in cats may cause to
increase.
Answer: Glucose
- What serum component can be used as a screening test for hypothyroidism?
Answer: Cholesterol
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