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| What is the active form of calcium? |
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| What percent of plasma calcium is ionized? |
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| What percent of body calcium is in bones and teeth? |
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| What percent of phosphorus is in hydroxyapatite? |
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| Phosphorus participates in cell functions such as: |
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| energy metabolism and gene replication |
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| High levels of phosphorus are associated with what kind of disease ? |
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| What is the effect of PTH on plasma total and ionized calcium? |
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| What is the effect of PTH on inorganic phosphate? |
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| PTH decreases inorganic phosphate |
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| Where is PTH synthesized? |
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| What are the 2 active forms of PTH? |
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| What hormone increases both Calcium and Phosphorus levels? |
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| What hormone decreases both calcium and phosphorus levels? |
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| What hormone increases calcium and decreases phosphorus? |
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| What is the half life of parathyroid hormone? |
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| Which form of vitamin D is the dietary form found in fish, plants and fungus? |
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| Vitamin D2; ergocalciferol |
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| Which form of Vitamin D is produced by photosynthesis in the skin from exposure to sunlight? |
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| Vitamin D3/ cholecalciferol |
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| What is the active form of vitamin D? |
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| Which form of vitamin D is tested to assess vitamin D stores? |
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| 3 methods to measure vitamin d stores? |
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| immunoassay; hplc; lcmsms |
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| calcium deficiency; magnesium deficiency |
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| 2 methods to measure total calcium? |
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| colorimetric, atomic absorption |
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| method used to measure ionized calcium? |
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| 2 methods to measure magnesium? |
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| colorimetric, atomic absorption |
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| What chemical is used to measure inorganic phosphate? |
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| how is inorganic phosphate measured? |
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| colorimetric method using molybdate |
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| How is calcitonin measured? |
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| What are the cells that synthesize the calcified matrix in bone? |
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| What is the name for mature osteoblasts embedded in matrix? |
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| What cells contain enzymes to demineralize and digest bone? |
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| bone specific alkaline phosphatase; osteocalcin; PICP; PINP |
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| 5 bone reabsorption markers? |
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| Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP); hydroxyproline; telopeptides; pyridinoline; deoxypiridinoline |
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