Lipids

In familial hypercholesterolemia, the hallmark finding is an elevation of one of the following”

If the LDL-cholesterol is to be calculated by the Friedewald formula, what two measurements must be carried out using the same chemical procedure.

A molecule common to both the citric acid cycle and lipid metabolism is____.

What will be the concentration of HDL cholesterol given the following data: OD of unknown= 0.175 OD of standard= 0.22 Concentration of standard= 1,17 mmol/L

The function of the major lipid components of the VLDL is to transport:

High levels of which lipoprotein class are associated with decreased risk of accelerated atherosclerosis?

The lipoprotein that travels with B globulins during electrophoresis is ____.

______ are proteins that combine with lipids and aid in their transport.

The type of lipoprotein with a high atherogenic potential is ______.

As part of the hyperlipidemia screening program, the results below were obtained from a 25 year old 6 hours after eating. Which of the choices below is the BEST interpretation of these results? Triglycerides= 2,93 mmol/L Cholesterol= 3,10 mmol/L

Turbidity in serum suggests elevation of:

The parent substance in the biosynthesis of androgen and estrogens is:

____ is used to precipitate proteins in the Bloor’s method for cholesterol determination.

The lipoprotein that transports endogenous triglycerides is _______.

An increase in fats and fatty acids in the blood is called _____.

The most widely used support medium for electrophoretic separation of lipoprotein is:

The precipitant of choice in the non enzymatic method for cholesterol determination is ______.

Which of the following lipid results would be expected to be falsely elevated on a serum specimen from a non-fasting patient?

_____ seconds is the peak absorbance in Ferro-Ham method for cholesterol determination.

The organ that plays an important role in cholesterol metabolism is ____

______ is the breakdown or hydrolysis of a substance such as triglycerides into fatty acids.

A fasting serum sample from an asymptomatic 43-year old woman was examined visually and chemically with the results shown below. What lipoprotein fractions would predominate? Initial appearance of serum is milky. After an overnight refrigeration a cream layer over a turbid serum was found Triglyceride level= 22,58 mmol/L Cholesterol level= 14,22 mmol/L

What will be the cholesterol value for the data below: OD of unknown= 0.455 OD of standard= 0.32 Concentration of standard= 5,27 mmol/L

Which of the following diseases results from a familial absence of HDL?