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| obstructive, hemolytic, and parenchymal |
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| ferric chloride is added to a urine sample to react with any salicylate that might be present. turns purple. not exclusive. |
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| EMIT, enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique |
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| 1: antibody for drug is made and administered; 2: coenzyme and substrate are added for antigen; 3: labelled antigen is added, and competes for antibody, those who don't bind react. Monitored at 340nm, high reaction, high concentration of drug. |
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| ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
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| 1: make antibodies to the substance of interest (SOI), and mix it therewith. 2: treat the SOI with an enzyme, and add the enzyme-linked SOI to the mixture. 3: add the enzymes substrates to the mix and monitor the reaction with a color analysis. |
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| Progesterone level during the follicular stage |
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| progesterone level in the luteal stage |
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| hormone essential to implantation, miscarriage prevention, and lactation. |
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| hCG, human chorionic Gonadotropin |
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| hormone indicative of pregnancy, high throughout first trimester. |
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| Three levels of endocrine dysfunction |
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Definition
| the gland itself; the pituitary; the hypothalamus |
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| increased production of cortisol due to abnormal production of ACTH, due to adrenal problems or a tumor in the pituitary. |
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| iodine is collected and activated by the related organ, then organified through being bound to the tyrosine residues of TG, TSH then removes the iodine-tyrosine complexes from TG, resulting in T3 and T4 |
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| released only by the pituitary, and signals for ovulation, as well as prepping the uterine wall for implantation |
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| Human Placental Lactogen, HPL |
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| a protein hormone that allows for the nutrition of the fetus through its effects on the mother's metabolism |
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| adrenal glands fail to produce aldosterone and cortisol properly, causing poor Na+ reabsorption, as well as H2O retention, causing a decrease in extracellular fluid, and high H+ and K+ concentrations. This manifests as brownish skin and mucousal membranes, anemia, and weakness |
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| serum anions in order of prevalence |
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| Cl-, HCO3-, proteins-, lactate, and ketone bodies |
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| determination of inorganic phosphate in serum |
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| deproteinized serum is treated with molybdate, which will bind the related ion. The molybdate compound can then be reduced to form molybdenum blue, which can be measured spectrophotometrically. |
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| indicitive of many muscular disorders |
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| elevated levels of alanine and aspartate aminotransferases |
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| elevated alkaline phosphatase |
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| paget's disease (osteitis deformans) |
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| the use of proteus vulgaris or some other bacteria, to agglutenate with the antibodies produced in response to a Rickettsial bacterium in the serum |
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| The effect of Vitamin D on Ca levels |
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Definition
| hydroxylization thereof creates a compound which increases the related ion and phosphate absorption in the intestines |
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| PTH's effect on Ca levels |
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Definition
| helps move it from the bones to the blood, as well as assisting in the synthesis of a Vitamin D derivative |
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| pH = pKa + log([salt]/[acid]) |
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| high production of organic cations in the body, caused by lowered blood pH, renal failure, diabetes, diuretic use |
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| aerobic, rod-shaped, hardy cell walls make them difficult to treat; cause tuberculosis and leprosy; can be tested with an acid-fast stain |
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| gram-negative, aerobic, rod shaped; normal flora of healthy intestine, soil, water, plants: E. coli, salmonella |
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| spherical, gram positive, aerobic: some harmful, some healthy flora. M. micrococcus and M. staphylococcus are examples |
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| aerobic, gram positive, rod. mostly harmful, causing pneumonia, cellulitis, and abcesses |
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| anaerobic, spiral, gram-negative. three families: leptospira, borrelia burgdorferi, and treponema pallidum. pathogenic. found in liquid environments |
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| treponema pallidum pertenue |
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Definition
| spirchetes that causes Yaws, transmitted by flies |
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| treponema pallidum pallidum |
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Definition
| spirochetes that causes syphilis |
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| spirochetes that causes lyme disease, deer ticks |
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| spirochetes, infected soil/water |
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| treponema pallidum carateum |
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Definition
| spirochetes responsible for pinta |
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| genus of bacteria: small often pathogenic (typhus, scrub typhus, spotted fever), vector driven, responds to tetracycline antibiotics |
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| most common type of virus, very small, airborne, RNA based. common cold. |
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| Alpha and beta group streptococci |
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Definition
| causes several major upper respiratory infections including pneumonia and scarlet fever; it also has minor hemolytic properties. has more advanced hemolytic properties, including white blood cell lysis, and inhibition of clotting. |
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| Kauffman-White classification system |
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| determining the type of salmonellae present by first classifying the "O" or somatic antigens, associated with the membrane; second, classifying the "H" or flagellar antigens, associated with the flagella of motile salmonellae |
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| works through inhibiting protein synthesis, treats urinary tract infections |
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| inhibits synthesis of cell walls, can treat upper respiratory infections in patients who are allergic to penicillins |
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| interferes with protein synthesis, treats respiratory, and dermatological infections |
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| interferes with bacterial RNA synthesis, treats tuberculosis |
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| intereferes with cell-wall synthesis, treats pneumonia |
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| interferes with RNA synthesis, can be used to treat respiratory infections |
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| EA associated with rabbit fever |
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| EA associated with peptic ulcer disease |
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| EA associated with keratitis |
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