Description : Maximum rise in serum amylase occurs in (A) Acute parotitis (B) Acute pancreatitis (C) Chronic pancreatitis (D) Pancreatic cancer
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Serum lipase is increased in (A) Acute parotitis (B) Acute pancreatitis (C) Infective hepatitis (D) Biliary obstruction
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Sweat chlorides are increased in (A) Cystic fibrosis (B) Pancreatic cancer (C) Acute pancreatitis (D) None of these
Description : The best test for acute pancreatitis in the presence of mumps is (A) A serological test for mumps (B) Serum amylase (C) Urinary amylase (D) Serum lipase
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The most useful test for the diagnosis of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis during the first few days is (A) Urinary lipase test (B) Serum calcium (C) Urinary amylase (D) Serum amylase
Description : In acute pancreatitis, the enzyme raised in first five days is (A) Serum amylase (B) Serum lactic dehydrogenase (C) Urinary lipase (D) Urinary amylase
Description : Serum ferroxidase level decreases in (A) Gaucher’s disease (B) Cirrhosis of liver (C) Acute pancreatitis (D) Wilson’s disease ENZYMES 143
Description : Serum lipase level increases in (A) Paget’s disease (B) Gaucher’s disease (C) Acute pancreatitis (D) Diabetes mellitus
Last Answer : Answer : C
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
Description : The pancreatic amylase activity is increased in the presence of (A) Hydrochloric acid (B) Bile salts (C) Thiocyanate ions (D) Calcium ions
Description : Acute pancreatitis is characterised by (A) Lack of synthesis of zymogen enzymes (B) Continuous release of zymogen enzymes into the gut (C) Premature activation of zymogen enzymes (D) Inactivation of zymogen enzymes
Description : Acute pancreatitis can be diagnosed by estimating which enzymes?
Last Answer : Amylase and lipase.
Description : What is the end product of action of pancreatic amylase on starch?
Last Answer : Maltose.
Description : Increased serum ornithine carabamoyl transferase activity is diagnostic of (A) Myocardial infarction (B) Hemolytic jaundice (C) Bone disease (D) Acute viral hepatitis
Description : Which of the following statements about the presence of gallstones in diabetes patients is/are correct? A. Gallstones occur with the same frequency in diabetes patients as in the ... have prompt elective cholecystectomy, to avoid the complications of acute cholecystitis and gallbladder necrosis.
Last Answer : Answer: E DISCUSSION: Gallstones have been found to be very prevalent in patients with type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, perhaps related to the dyslipoproteinemia in ... added mortality associated with it. There is no causal relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer
Description : A 35 year old male presents with weakness and tiredness. He is noted to be hyertensive. Electrolytes show a hypokalaemia and a hypomagnesaemia. What investigation would you select for this patient? ... Plasma renin toaldosterone ratio 3) Serum amylase 4) Serum calcium 5) Oral glucose tolerance test
Last Answer : Answers-2 The hypokalaemic hypertension with hypomagnesaemia suggests primary hyperaldosteronism. The most reliable assessment for this would be renin to aldosterone ratio.
Description : An extracellular fluid having a higher concentration of chloride than serum is (A) Bile (B) Sweat (C) CSF (D) Pancreatic juice
Description : Radiological ‘Colon cut off sign’ is seen in Options: 1) Acute intussusception 2) Acute lobar pneumonia 3) Acute pancreatitis 4) Crohn’s disease
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 3) Acute pancreatitis
Description : Kehr’s sign is a classical feature of Options: 1) Rupture of liver 2) Acute pancreatitis 3) Acute intestinal obstruction 4) Rupture of spleen
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 4) Rupture of spleen
Description : Assertion `:` Pancreatic amylase digest protein to amino acid. Reason `:` Pancreatic amylase breaks the peptide bond of protein.
Last Answer : Assertion `:` Pancreatic amylase digest protein to amino acid. Reason `:` Pancreatic amylase breaks the ... D. If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : Which enzyme digests proteins in the stomach? (1) Trypsin (2) Pepsin (3) Salivary amylase (4) Pancreatic canal
Last Answer : (2) Pepsin Explanation: Protein digestion begins in the stomach with the action of pepsin. Pepsin is the active protein-digesting enzyme of the stomach. When pepsin acts on the protein ... that are digested in the small intestine with the help of trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase.
Description : Which enzymes are likely to act on the baked potatoes eaten by a man, starting from the mouth and as it moves down the alimentary canal? (a) Pancreatic amylase → Salivary amylase ... (c) Salivary amylase → Pancreatic amylase → Disaccharidases (d) Salivary maltase → Carboxypeptidase → Trypsinogen
Last Answer : (c) Salivary amylase → Pancreatic amylase → Disaccharidases
Description : Which of the following options best represents the enzyme composition of pancreatic juice? (a) Amylase, Pepsin, Trypsinogen, Maltase (b) Peptidase, Amylase, Pepsin, Rennin (c) Lipase, Amylase, Trypsinogen, Procarbo- xypeptidase (d) Amylase, Peptidase, Trypsinogen, Rennin
Last Answer : (c) Lipase, Amylase, Trypsinogen, Procarbo- xypeptidase
Description : Pancreatic juice contains more than one enzyme. Which among the following combination is correct ? (1) Pepsin and Lipase (2) Amylase and Pepsin (3) Pepsin and Trypsin (4) Trypsin and Lipase
Last Answer : 4) Trypsin and Lipase
Description : Which of the following options best represents the enzyme composition of pancreatic juice ? (1) amylase, pepsin, trypsinogen, maltase (2) peptidase, amylase, pepsin, rennin (3) lipase, amylase, trypsinogen, procarboxypeptidase (4) amylase, peptidase, trypsinogen, rennin
Last Answer : (3) lipase, amylase, trypsinogen, procarboxypeptidase
Description : Which of the following human digestive enzymes is incorrectly matched to its substrate? a) pepsin - protein b) trypsin - starch (pron: TRIP-sin) c) pancreatic amylase - starch (pron: AM-i-lase) d) lipase - fat e) maltase - maltose.
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- TRYPSIN - STARCH
Last Answer : Pepsin
Description : Answer: a, b, c, d Free oxygen radicals are chemical species that are intermediates in the normal process of cellular respiration. Oxidants that are free radicals have been implicated as initiators of ... a. C-reactive protein b. Serum amyloid c. a -Proteinase inhibitor d. Fibrinogen e. Albumin
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d The acute-phase response is a series of homeostatic responses of the organism to tissue injury in infection and inflammation. After an inflammatory stimulus occurs, a number ... 30% to 50% of the level before injury. The reason for the decrease in production is poorly understood
Description : Interleukin-6 is recognized as the cytokine primarily responsible for the alteration in hepatic protein synthesis recognized as the acute phase response. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true ... physiologic role of acute phase proteins are to reduce the systemic effects of tissue damage
Last Answer : Answer: c, d IL-6 is now recognized at the cytokine primarily responsible for the alteration in hepatic synthesis recognized as the acute phase response. Glucocorticoid hormones augment ... that generally inhibit the tissue destruction that is associated with the local initiation of inflammation
Description : Reviewing the laboratory findings of the client, the nurse would found which findings are elevated? 1. White blood cell count 2. Total serum bilirubin 3. Alkaline phosphate 4. Red blood cell count 5. Cholesterol 6. Serum amylase A. 1, 2, and 3 B. 2, 3, and 4 C. 3, 5, and 6 D. 1, 2, and 6
Last Answer : A. 1, 2, and 3
Description : On which day following acute myocardial infarction the estimation of serum AST will be of greatest significance? (A) First day (B) Second day (C) Third day (D) Fourth day
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 : 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 : Serum gamma glutamyl transpeptidase is raised in (A) Haemolytic jaundice (B) Myocardial infarction (C) Alcoholic hepatitis (D) Acute cholecystitis
Description : Which of the following terms is used to describe stone formation in a salivary gland, usually the submandibular gland? a) Sialolithiasis Salivary stones are formed mainly from calcium phosphate. b ... of the salivary glands. d) Stomatitis Stomatitis refers to inflammation of the oral mucosa.
Last Answer : a) Sialolithiasis Salivary stones are formed mainly from calcium phosphate.
Description : Haematuria can occur in all of the following except (A) Acute glomerulonephritis (B) Cancer of urinary tract (C) Stone in urinary tract (D) Mismatched blood transfusion
Description : An increased serum ‘Iron’ and decreased ‘Fe’ binding capacity are found in (A) Fe-deficiency anaemia (B) Sideroblastic anaemia (C) Thalassaemia (D) Anaemia of chromic disorders
Description : In Vitamin D poisoning (hyper-vitaminosis) (A) Both serum and urinary “Ca” (B) The serum Ca is low and urinary calcium high (C) The serum “Ca” is increased and urinary “Ca” is normal (D) Both serum and urinary “Ca” are low
Description : Serum alkaline phosphatase is greatly increased in (A) Haemolytic jaundice (B) Hepatic jaundice (C) Obstructive jaundice (D) None of these
Description : An increased serum iron and decreased iron binding capacity is found in (A) Fe deficiency anemia (B) Sideroblastic anemia (C) Folate deficiency anemia (D) Sickle cell anemia
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 : Levels of serum calcium and inorganic phosphorus are increased in (A) Hypervitaminosis D (B) Hypoparathyroidism (C) Hypovitaminosis D (D) None of these
Description : All the following statements about obstructive jaundice are true except (A) Prothrombin time may be prolonged due to impaired absorption of vitamin K (B) Serum alkaline phosphatase may be raised ... systemic circulation due to biliary obstruction (D) There is no defect in conjugation of bilirubin
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 : 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 : Increased serum alanine during fasting is due to (A) Breakdown of muscle proteins (B) Decreased utilization of non essential amino acids (C) Leakage of aminoacids to plasma (D) Impaired renal function
Description : Serum LDL has been found to be increased in (A) Obstructive jaundice (B) Hepatic jaundice (C) Hemolytic jaundice (D) Malabsorption syndrome
Description : Which one of the following is true of IgE? 1) Is present in plasma in the same concentration as IgG 2) Is increased acutely in an asthmatic attack 3) Crosses the normal placenta 4) Is increased in the serum of atopic individuals 5) Is involved in type 2 hypersensitivity
Last Answer : Answers-4 IgG is the predominant form of immunoglobulin in plasma at a concentration around 10,000 times that of IgE. IgG crosses the placenta to confer immunity to the fetus but IgE does ... frequently increased in those with atopy but serum IgE does not rise acutely during an asthmatic attack.
Description : Serum acid phosphatase level is increased in which condition?
Last Answer : Prostate carcinoma.