Clinical Chemistry Pt 2

A comprehensive chemistry profile with amylase and lipase, making it ideal for canine patients.

What antioagulant(s) can you not use with calcium?

Decreased blood magnesium levels causes . . .

Platelets release potassium during . . .

What percentage of calcium is found in bones?

Alkalosis causes . . .

Acidosctsis effects . . .

Decreased sodium blood levels cause . . .

Potassium is important for . . .

Chemistry test considered to be a "pre-op panel"

Function(s) of electrolyte assays:

Hypermagnesemia:

Useful in horses

Hypochloremia:

Blood that is preferred for measurement of bicarbonate:

Sodium is important/vital in . . .

Magnesium is found in . . .

Creatine Kinase cannot indicate which muscle has been damaged or the severity.

Negative ions and positive ions of elements found in fluids of all organism describes which type of assay?

Decreased serum/plasma phosphorus concentration causes . . .

Bicarbonate is frequently estimated from blood carbon dioxide levels.

What species can a LaserCyte run?

Most inorganic phospholipids are found in . . . as organic phosphorus.

Hypernatremia:

What percentage of phosphorus is found in bones?

Elevated blood chloride levels lead to . . .

Causes of CK:

Hyperchloremia:

Thyroid hormones influence . . .

The only domestic animals that show signs of magnesium deficiencies:

What is the function of calcium in the body?

What percentage of calcium has major function in the body?

Chloride is important in . . .

Severe potassium abnormalities are not life threatening.

Dreceased potassium levels in plasma is associated with . . .

Chemistry test for assessing liver function, particularly in cats.

Usually hyperthyroid:

Increased blood magnesium level . .

What percentage of magnesium is found in bones?

What are the most commonly analyzed electrolyte assays?

Increased potassium levels in plasma is associated with . . .

The main extracellular anion:

Decreased blood calcium levels:

Magnesium . . .

What are the 3 thyroid stimulating hormones?

Usually hypothyroid:

Elevated blood calcium levels is seen in . . . and can lead to . . .

Decreased blood calcium levels can cause . . .

Hyponatremia:

Calcium is inversley related to which concentration?

What tube is used for bicarbonate?

Hyperkalemia:

Creatine Kinase is one of the . . . enzymes available

Increased sodium blood levels cause . . .

Elevated blood calcium levels:

Bicarbonate is important in . . .

The other 20% of phosphorus that is not found in bones functions in . . .

Increased serum/plasma phosphorus concentration causes . . .

A major intracellular cation:

Creatine Kinase (CK) is primarily produced in the . . .

Hypokalemia:

Hypomagnesemia:

As . . . concentration decreases, . . . concentration increases

Decreased blood chloride levels lead to . . .