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NPNs: Ammonia

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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By product of AMINO ACID DEAMINATION

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Ammonia

#2
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Converted to Urea in the Liver Excreted in the Kidney

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Ammonia

#3
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Clinical Applications: • Assess and diagnose HEPATIC FAILURE AND HEPATIC COMA • Diagnose Reye’s Syndrome • Inherited Deficiencies of Urea Cycle

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Ammonia

#4
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Patient has Increased CNS pH and GABA neutrotransmitter is inhibited

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Hepatic Coma

#5
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Cirrhosis Hepatitis Reyes Syndrome Chronic Renal Disease Acetaminophen poisoning

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Increased Level ammonia

#6
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Condition by which commonly occurs in children following aspirin medication after viral infection

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Reye’s Syndrome

#7
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80% of Liver Function is nonfunctional

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Liver Failure

#8
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Increased ammonia can lead to

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Coma

#9
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Laboratory Method for Ammonia: Specimen used in Ammonia

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Chilled HEPARINIZED and EDTA Arterial Plasma

#10
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Specimen used in STAT for ammon

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EDTA arterial specimen

#11
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The specimen for ammonia testing must be centrifuged at ____ within ___ minutes from collection and plasma is removed

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4 deg celsius 20 minutes

#12
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Chilling of Heparinized sample is done using

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Slurry Ice

#13
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It should be avoided by RMT and PX when testing for Ammonia

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Smoking (False Increased)

#14
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• ISE • Spectrophotometry • Berthelot Reaction • Nesslerization

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Chemical Method for Ammonia

#15
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Ammonia + bromphenol blue =

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Blue dye

#16
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Berthelot Reaction product

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Blue

#17
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Nessler’s Reaction Product

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Yellow

#18
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Enzymatic Method used for ammonia

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Enzymatic -GLD method

#19
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Measures the decrease in absorbance at 430 nm

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Ammonia