Description : All the following statements regarding ketone bodies are true except (A) They may result from starvation (B) They are formed in kidneys (C) They include acetoacetic acid and acetone (D) They may be excreted in urine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : What test is used to identify ketone bodies in urine?
Last Answer : Rotheraís test.
Description : The acetyl CoA formed on β-oxidation of all long chain fatty acids is metabolized under normal circumstances to (A) CO2 and water (B) Cholesterol (C) Fatty acids (D) Ketone bodies
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The presence of ketone bodies in urine are indicative of ?
Last Answer : The presence of ketone bodies in urine are indicative of ? A. Diabetes insipidus B. Diabetes mellitus C. Starvation D. Both 2 and 3
Description : presence of ketone bodies in urine is called
Last Answer : presence of ketone bodies in urine is called
Description : Which one of the following is an abnormal constituent of urine? (1) Creatinine (2) Urea (3) Uric acid (4) Ketone bodies
Last Answer : (4) Ketone bodies Explanation: Ketone bodies are three watersoluble compounds that are produced as byproducts when fatty acids are broken down for energy in the liver. Two of the three are ... exceeds the rate of utilization, their concentration in blood increases, this is known as ketonemia.
Description : Which one of the following is an abnormal constituent of urine ? (1) Creatinine (2) Urea (3) Uric acid (4)Ketone bodies
Last Answer : Ketone bodies
Description : Which of the following statements accurately reflects a rule of thumb upon which the nurse may rely in assessing the patient's fluid balance? a) Minimal intake of 1.5 liters per day If food and fluids are ... 2 liters per day Minimal intake, as a rule of thumb, is less than 2 liters per day.
Last Answer : a) Minimal intake of 1.5 liters per day If food and fluids are withheld, IV fluids (3L/day) are usually prescribed.
Description : The plasma half life of penicillin-G is longer in the new born because their: A. Plasma protein level is low B. Drug metabolizing enzymes are immature C. Glomerular filtration rate is low D. Tubular transport mechanisms are not well developed
Last Answer : B. Drug metabolizing enzymes are immature
Description : If a drug is excreted in urine at the rate of 10 mg/hr at a steady-state plasma concentration of 5 mg/L, then its renal clearance is: A. 0.5 L/hr B. 2.0 L/hr C. 5.0 L/hr D. 20 L/hr
Last Answer : B. 2.0 L/hr
Description : When the nurse notes that the post cardiac surgery patient demonstrates low urine output (< 25 ml/hr) with high specific gravity (> 1.025), the nurse suspects: a) Inadequate fluid volume Urine ... by high urine output with low specific gravity. d) Anuria The anuric patient does not produce urine.
Last Answer : a) Inadequate fluid volume Urine output of less than 25 ml/hr may indicate a decrease in cardiac output. A high specific gravity indicates increased concentration of solutes in the urine which occurs with inadequate fluid volume.
Description : Acetyl CoA required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids is obtained from (A) Breakdown of existing fatty acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Acetate (D) Pyruvate
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Acetyl-CoA can be formed from (A) Pyruvate (B) Fatty acids (C) ketone bodies (D) All of these
Description : Ketone bodies serve as a fuel for (A) Extrahepatic tissues (B) Hepatic tissues (C) Erythrocytes (D) Mitochondria
Description : The structure which appears to be the only organ to add significant quantities of ketone bodies to the blood is (A) Brain (B) Erythrocytes (C) Liver (D) Skeletal muscle
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The concentration of ketone bodies in the blood does not normally exceed (A) 0.2 mmol/L (B) 0.4 mmol/L (C) 1 mmol/L (D) 2 mmol/L
Description : All the following correctly describe the intermediate 3-OH-3-methyl glutaryl CoA except (A) It is generated enzymatically in the mitochondrial matrix (B) It is formed in the cytoplasm (C) It inhibits the first step in cholesterol synthesis (D) It is involved in the synthesis of ketone bodies
Description : All the following statements correctly describe ketone bodies except (A) They may result from starvation (B) They are present at high levels in uncontrolled diabetes (C) They include—OH β-butyrate and acetone (D) They are utilized by the liver during long term starvation
Description : Which of the following products of triacylglycerol breakdown and subsequent β-Oxidation may undergo gluconeogenesis? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Porpionyl CoA (C) All ketone bodies (D) Some amino acids
Description : Ketone bodies are synthesized from fatty acid oxidation products by which of the following organs? (A) Liver (B) Skeletal muscles (C) Kidney (D) Brain
Description : All of the following tissue are capable of using ketone bodies except (A) Brain (B) Renal cortex (C) R.B.C. (D) Cardiac muscle
Description : A pathway that requires NADPH as a cofactor is (A) Fatty acid oxidation (B) Extra mitochondrial denovo fatty acid synthesis (C) Ketone bodies formation (D) Glycogenesis
Description : Ketone bodies are formed in (A) Kidney (B) Liver (C) Heart (D) Intestines
Description : All the following statements about ketone bodies are true except (A) Their synthesis increases in diabetes mellitus (B) They are synthesized in mitchondria (C) They can deplete the alkali reserve (D) They can be oxidized in the liver
Description : Ketone bodies are synthesized in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (D) Brain
Description : An enzyme required for the synthesis of ketone bodies as well as cholesterol is (A) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) HMG CoA synthetase (C) HMG CoA reductase (D) HMG CoA lyase
Description : In human and other ureotelic organisms, the end product of amino acid nitrogen metabolism: (A) Bile acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Urea (D) Barium sulphate
Description : During starvation, ketone bodies are used as a fuel by (A) Erythrocytes (B) Brain (C) Liver (D) All of these
Last Answer : B
Description : Utilisation of ketone bodies by peripheral tissues needs which enzyme?
Last Answer : Succinyl CoA dependent thiophorase.
Description : Ketone bodies are formed in which tissue?
Last Answer : Liver.
Description : What are ketone bodies?
Last Answer : Aceto acetate, beta hydroxy butyric acid, and acetone.
Description : Which of the following statements about normal salt and water balance are true? A. The products of catabolism may be excreted by as little as 300 ml. of urine per day. B. The lungs represent ... of total body water. E. In normal humans, urine represents the greatest source of daily water loss.
Last Answer : Answer: CE DISCUSSION: The skin is the primary source of insensible water loss. Including losses from the lungs, this averages 600 to 900 ml. per day. Catabolism liberates water of solution. In ... still excrete a minimum of 500 to 800 ml. of urine per day to expel the products of catabolism
Description : A 60-year-old man was diagnosed last year with adenocarcinoma of the lung, and a 4 cm mass lesion was treated with a right lower lobectomy. He now has an ... 2) Membranous glomerulonephritis 3) Minimal change glomerulonephritis 4) Nodular glomerulosclerosis 5) Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Last Answer : Answers-2 Most cases of membranous GN are idiopathic, but in some patients there is a history of an infection or a malignancy (usually lung) with antigenemia.
Description : Which one of the following tissues can metabolize glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies for ATP production? a. Liver b. Muscle c. Brain d. R.B.C
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : Ketone bodies are utilized by all tissues except Options: 1) Liver 2) Muscle 3) Heart 4) Kidney
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 1) Liver
Description : Insulin release from pancreatic β cells is augmented by the following except: A. Ketone bodies B. Glucagon C. Vagal stimulation D. Alfa adrenergic agonists
Last Answer : D. Alfa adrenergic agonist
Description : A this usual rowing rate, Mohit can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in 6 hours less than it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 24 miles round trip, ... current in miles per hour? A.2.5m/hr B.4 m/hr C.8/3 m/hr D. 5/3m/hr
Last Answer : Answer-C Basic Formula: Speed of the stream = ½ (a-b) km/hr Explanation: Let the speed in still water be x m/hr Speed of stream be y m/hr Then, speed upstream = x-y m/hr and Speed downstream = x+y m/hr 12/x-y - ... 1] 3y^2 = 8 y so, y = 8/3 speed of the current = 8/3 m/hr = 2 (2/3) m/hr
Description : Thanu can travel 24 miles downstream in a certain river in 12hrs less than it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 48 mile round trip, the downstream 24 miles would ... 3 miles/hr B) 8 / 3 miles/hr C) 7 / 5 miles/hr D) 3 / 5 miles/hr
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : The urine under normal conditions does not contain glucose because
Last Answer : The urine under normal conditions does not contain glucose because A. The normal blood sugar ... in glomerular filtrate is converted into glycogen.
Description : Which of the following statements are true of a patient with hyperglycemia and hyponatremia? A. The sodium concentration must be corrected by 5 mEq. per 100 mg. per 100 ml. elevation in blood ... . E. Early in treatment adequate urine output is a reliable measure of adequate volume resuscitation.
Last Answer : Answer: D DISCUSSION: Each 100-mg. per 100 ml. elevation in blood glucose causes a fall in serum sodium concentration of approximately 2 mEq. per liter. Excess serum glucose ... correction of the patient's associated acidosis produce movement of potassium ions into the intracellular compartment
Description : The 'annunciator module' and 'controller' shown in the illustration together provide for _____________. EL-0094 A. blinking lamp on alarm; testing the lamp and alarm; and logging alarm conditions B ... visual and audible alarms; flashing lamp on alarm; and silencing the horn when answering an alarm
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : The formula to calculate maximum urea clearance is U V× B , where U denotes (A) Concentration of urea in urine in gm/24hr (B) Concentration of urea in urine in mg/100 ml (C) Concentration of urea in blood in mg/100 ml (D) Volume of urine in ml/mt
Description : Amount of phenylacetic acid excreted in the urine in phenylketonuria is (A) 100–200 mg/dL (B) 200–280 mg/dL (C) 290–550 mg/dL (D) 600–750 mg/dL
Description : It is required to maintain a therapeutic concentration of 10 microgram/mL for 12 hours of a drug having half life of 1.386 hr and Vd of 5 L. The dose required in a sustained release product will be (A) 600 mg (B) 300 mg (C) 30 mg (D) 60 mg
Last Answer : (B) 300 mg
Description : The normal concentration of magnesium in C.S.F is about (A) 1 mg/100 ml (B) 3 mg/100 ml (C) 5 mg/100 ml (D) 8 mg/100 ml
Description : The normal concentration of magnesium in whole blood is (A) 0–1 mg/100 ml (B) 1–2 mg/100 ml (C) 2–4 mg/100 ml (D) 4–8 mg/100 ml
Description : The normal range of indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin in serum is (A) 0–0.1 mg/100 ml (B) 0.1–0.2 mg/100 ml (C) 0.2–0.7 mg/100 ml (D) 0.8–1.0 mg/100 ml
Description : The normal range of total serum bilirubin is (A) 0.2–1.2 mg/100 ml (B) 1.5–1.8 mg/100 ml (C) 2.0–4.0 mg/100 ml (D) Above 7.0 mg/100 ml
Description : Under which of the following conditions will a lead-acid battery be given a 'test discharge'? A. To determine its capacity. B. Whenever a cell cannot be brought within 10 points of full charge ... cells is found to have less than normal voltage after an equalizing charge. D. All of the above.