CIULLA_NONPROTEIN NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS

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Front (Question)

major nitrogen-containing compound in the blood

Back (Answer)

Urea

Front (Question)

urea is synthesized in the _____.

Back (Answer)

liver

Front (Question)

urea is a result of protein (catabolism/anabolism).

Back (Answer)

catabolism

Front (Question)

urea is excreted via the _____.

Back (Answer)

kidneys

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: renal failure

Back (Answer)

INC

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: glomerular nephritis

Back (Answer)

INC

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: UTI

Back (Answer)

INC

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: congestive heart failure

Back (Answer)

INC

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: dehydration

Back (Answer)

INC

#10

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: increased protein catabolism

Back (Answer)

INC

#11

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: severe liver disease

Back (Answer)

DEC

#12

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: vomiting

Back (Answer)

DEC

#13

Front (Question)

INCREASED/DECREASED SERUM UREA: diarrhea

Back (Answer)

DEC

#14

Front (Question)

an older term used for urea; terminology based on previous methodology where nitrogen was measured

Back (Answer)

Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

#15

Front (Question)

BUN to Urea conversion factor

Back (Answer)

2.14

#16

Front (Question)

BUN was based on methodology by measurement of what substance/element?

Back (Answer)

nitrogen

#17

Front (Question)

Urea reference range

Back (Answer)

6-20 mg/dL

#18

Front (Question)

urea can be measured by what methods?

Back (Answer)

Kinetic Chemical

#19

Front (Question)

a waste product of muscle contraction from phosphocreatine

Back (Answer)

creatinine

#20

Front (Question)

Creatinine is a waste product of muscle contraction from ____.

Back (Answer)

phosphocreatine

#21

Front (Question)

T/F: Creatinine levels are not changed by diet or rate of urine flow

Back (Answer)

TRUE

#22

Front (Question)

T/F: Creatinine is reabsorbed by renal tubules.

Back (Answer)

FALSE not reabsorbed.

#23

Front (Question)

Increased serum creatinine indicates ____________.

Back (Answer)

renal failure renal disease

#24

Front (Question)

a test method for creatinine which utilizes picric acid

Back (Answer)

jaffe method