Description : The slow moving fraction of LDH is typically increased in pancreas with (A) Cerebrovascular accidents (B) Acute myocardial infarction (C) Acute pancreatitis (D) Acute viral hepatits
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Hepatocellular jaundice as compared to pure obstructive type of jaundice is characterized by (A) Increased serum alkaline phosphate, LDH and ALT (B) Decreased serum alkaline phosphatase, LDH and ALT (C ... levels of LDH and ALT (D) Decreased serum alkaline phosphatase and increased serum LDH and ALT
Description : How many different proteins may be present in normal LDH? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
Description : The chemical forces that bind most coenzymes and substrates to enzymes such as LDH are (A) Hydrogen bonds (B) Peptide bonds (C) Coordinate bonds (D) Covalent bonds
Description : LDH assays are most useful in diagnosing diseases of the (A) Heart (B) Pancreas (C) Brain (D) Kidney
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : An increase in LDH-5 enzyme is seen in the following except (A) Acute hepatitis (B) Muscular distrophies (C) Breast carcinoma (D) Pulmonary embolism
Description : In which diseases of the following organs, isoenzymes LDH-1 and LDH-2 will be released in plasma? (A) Kidney, R.B.C and Liver (B) Heart, Kidney and R.B.C (C) Heart, Kidney and Liver (D) Heart, Lungs and Brain
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : On the third day following onset of acute myocardial infarction, which enzyme estimation will have the best predictive value? (A) Serum AST (B) Serum CK (C) Serum ALT (D) Serum LDH
Description : Liver and skeletol measle disorders are characterized by on disk proportionate increase in which of the LDH isoenzyme fraction? (A) LDH-1 (B) LDH-1 and LDH-2 (C) LDH-3 and LDH-4 (D) LDH-2 and LDH-3 (E) LDH-5
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which enzyme estimation will be helpful in differentiating the elevated serum ALP found in obstructive jaundice as well as bone disorders? (A) Serum AST (B) Serum ALT (C) Serum LDH (D) Serum γ-GT
Description : If results of the serum bilirubin, serum ALP, LDH and AST determinations suggest obstructive jaundice, the best confirmatory test would be the estimation of (A) Serum ALT (B) Serum 5’ nucleotidase (C) Serum Pseudo cholinesterase (D) None of these
Description : Patients with hepatocellular jaundice, as compared to those with purely obstructive jaundice tend to have (A) Lower serum ALP, LDH and AST activity (B) Lower serum ALP, Higher LDH and AST activity (C) Higher serum ALP, LDH and AST activity (D) Higher serum ALP, Lower LDH and AST activity
Description : From the following myocardial infarction, the earliest serum enzyme to rise is (A) Creatine Kinase (B) GOT (C) GPT (D) LDH
Description : Which of the following serum enzyme rises in myocardial infarction: (A) Creatine kinase (B) GOT (C) LDH (D) All of these
Description : On the third day of onset of acute myocardial infarction the enzyme elevated is (A) Serum AST (B) Serum CK (C) Serum LDH (D) Serum ALT
Description : In early stages of myocardial ischemia the most sensitive indicator is the measurement of the activity of (A) CPK (B) SGPT (C) SGOT (D) LDH
Description : The isoenzymes of LDH (A) Differ only in a single amino acid (B) Differ in catalytic activity (C) Exist in 5 forms depending on M and H monomer contents (D) Occur as monomers
Description : What is the advantage of CK estimation over LDH estimation to identify myocardial infarction?
Last Answer : The CK level starts to rise within three hours of infarction. Therefore, CK estimation is very useful to detect early cases, where ECG changes may be ambiguous. The CK level is not increased in hemolysis or in congestive cardiac failure; and therefore CK has an advantage over LDH.
Description : How do you separate LDH iso-enzymes in laboratory?
Last Answer : By cellulose acetate electrophoresis at pH 8.6.
Description : Creatine kinase (CK) level in serum is increased in which conditions?
Last Answer : Myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophies.
Description : What can cause Low Lymphocyte count and elevated LDH?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : LDH isoenzymes?
Last Answer : DefinitionLDH isoenzymes is a test to check how much lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is in the blood.Alternative NamesLD; Lactic (lactate) dehydrogenase isoenzymesHow the test is performedBlood is typically drawn ... , and the puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding.In infants or young child
Description : What is the difference between LDH and LDL cholesterol levels?
Last Answer : LDL cholesterol levels are the calculation of bad levels in your body while HDL is considered to by the levels of good cholesterol in your body. Good cholesterol ratings can be maintained with proper exercise and diet.
Description : patent is presented with SOB. On Xray he has cardiomegaly and rt. pleural effusion. pleural aspiration reveals: protein is
Last Answer : CHF.
Description : The primary stimulus for insulin secretion is increased. (A) Blood level of epinephrine (B) Blood level of glucagon (C) Blood level of glucose (D) Water intake
Description : In diabetes mellitus, non-esterified fatty acid level in blood is increased, why?
Last Answer : Insulin inhibits hormone sensitive lipase, in diabetes, this inhibition is removed, so, more lipolysis is taking place.
Description : Two conditions in which gluconeogenesis is increased are (A) Diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis (B) Fed condition and thyrotoxicosis (C) Diabetes mellitus and Starvation (D) Alcohol intake and cigarette smoking
Last Answer : C
Description : The following conditions give rise to red blood cells with increased mean cell volume: a. anaemia of chronic disease. b. pernicious anaemia. c. anaemia due to renal failure. d. haemolytic anaemi
Last Answer : pernicious anaemia.
Description : The activity of kinins is modulated by (A) Prostaglandins (B) Ca++ (C) Increased cAMP level (D) Increased cGMP level
Description : All the following statements about Wilson’s disease are correct except (A) It is a genetic disease (B) The defect involves copper-dependent P-type ATPase (C) Copper is deposited in liver, basal ganglia and around cornea (D) Plasma copper level is increased in it
Description : In Wilson’s disease (A) Copper fails to be excreted in the bile (B) Copper level in plasma is decreased (C) Ceruloplasmin level is increased (D) Intestinal absorption of copper is decreased
Description : An important finding in Hyperammonemia type II is (A) Increased serum gluatmine level (B) Enlarged liver (C) Mental retardation (D) Increased carbamoyl phosphate synthetase level
Description : The level of free fatty acids in plasma is increased by (A) Insulin (B) Caffeine (C) Glucose (D) Niacin
Description : An important finding in glycinuria is (A) Excess excretion of oxalate in the urine (B) Deficiency of enzyme glycinase (C) Significantly increased serum glycine level (D) Defect in renal tubular reabsorption of glycine
Description : When will you start drugs for a person with increased cholesterol level?
Last Answer : When patientís condition is not responding to the dietary restriction.
Description : What advise you will give to a person with increased cholesterol level?
Last Answer : Reduce food with higher cholesterol content of food, include PUFA and omega-3 fatty acids in diet, reduction of total fat intake of green leafy vegetables, exercise, avoid cigarettes.
Description : Serum acid phosphatase level is increased in which condition?
Last Answer : Prostate carcinoma.
Description : Alkaline phosphatase level in serum is elevated in which conditions?
Last Answer : Moderate increase is seen in hepatic diseases (infective hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis). High levels may be noticed in obstructive jaundice or cholestasis. Very high levels are seen in bone diseases such as Pagetís disease, rickets, osteomalacia, osteoblastoma, metastatic carcinoma of bone.
Description : Which of the following features are present in blood chemistry in uncompensated metabolic alkalosis except? (A) Increased pH (B) Increased bicarbonate (C) Normal chloride (D) Normal pCO2
Description : Blood chemistry shows the following changes in compensated respiratory acidosis: (A) Increased pCO2 (B) Increased bicarbonate (C) Decreased chloride (D) All of these
Description : All the following changes in blood chemistry can occur in severe diarrhoea except (A) Decreased pH (B) Decreased bicarbonate (C) Increased pCO2 (D) Increased chloride WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 287
Description : Down regulation is (A) Increased destruction of a hormone (B) Feed back inhibition of hormone secretion (C) Decreased concentration of a hormone in blood (D) Decrease in number of receptors for a hormone
Description : The isozyme CK-MB is specifically increased in the blood of patients who had (A) Skeletal muscle disease (B) Recent myocardial infarction (C) Infective hepatitis (D) Myxoedema
Description : Concentration of pyruvic acid and lactic acid in blood is increased due to deficiency of the vitamin (A) Thiamin (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Pantothenic acid
Description : When the stired triacylglycerol is lipolysed in the adipose tissue blood levels of _____ increased. (A) FFA only (B) Glycerol only (C) Free fatty acids (FFA) and Glycerol (D) Triacyl glycero
Description : An important feature of maple syrup urine disease is (A) Patient can not be treated by dietary regulation (B) Without treatment death, of patient may occur by the end of second year of life (C) Blood levels of leucine, isoleucine and serine are increased (D) Excessive brain damage
Description : Which of the following hormones is NOT correctly matched with its description? A) thymosin--aids in production of T cells B) thyroxin--needed for growth and development in vertebrates ... by removing glucose into tissues E) epinephrine--released by the adrenal medulla under stressful conditions
Last Answer : D) cortisol--lowers blood glucose level by removing glucose into tissues E) epinephrine--released by the adrenal medulla under stressful conditions
Description : Iron therapy is ineffective in which of the following conditions: (A) Chronic blood loss (B) Inadequate Fe intake (C) Hypochromic anaemia of pregnancy (D) Thalassaemia minor
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) A horizontal line on the humidity chart indicates the temperature changes at constant molal humidity (B) When water is cooled from 80 to 70°C by exposure ... & air cannot be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure
Last Answer : (D) Relative saturation of unsaturated mixture of water vapor & air cannot be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure
Description : Which of the following options correctly represents the lung conditions in asthma and emphysema, respectively? (a) Inflammation of bronchioles; Decreased respi- ratory surface (b) ... respiratory surface; Inflammation of bronchioles (d) Decreased respiratory surface; Inflammation of bronchioles
Last Answer : (a) Inflammation of bronchioles; Decreased respi- ratory surface