Description : A 55 year-old female complaining of vague tiredness is found to have a serum corrected calcium concentration of 2.9 mmol/l. Examination was unremarkable. Which of the following results ... 4) Low normal plasma phosphate concentration 5) Low normal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration
Last Answer : Answers-3 Bit too easy really. A high or even normal PTH concentration in the presence of hypercalcaemia would support the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. A high urinary Calcium concentration may ... but neither confirm the diagnosis. Elevated 1,25 VitD suggests a diagnosis of hypervitaminosis D.
Description : The product of serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) and serum inorganic phosphorous concentration (mg/dl) is decreased in (A) Rickets (B) Hypoparathyroidism (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Renal failure
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Serum biochemistry of a 60 year old man revealed calcium of 1.98 mmol/l and phosphate of 0.55 mmol/l with an alkaline phosphatase of 450 IU/l.Which among the following mosts suits ... biochemistry? 1) Osteoporosis 2) Osteomalacia 3) Pagets Disease 4) Secondary Hyperparathyroidism 5) Renal failure
Last Answer : Answers-2 Osteomalacia is associated with low calcium and phosphate with raised alkaline phosphatase. Serum biochemistry is normal in osteoporosis. Pagets disease is associated with normal ... renal failure when tertiary hyperparathyroidism sets in there is low calcium with raised phosphate.
Description : Serum inorganic phosphorous decreases in all the following conditions except (A) Hyperparathyroidism (B) Intestinal malabsorption (C) Osteomalacia (D) Chronic renal failure
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : An inherited or acquired renal tubular defect in the reabsorption of phosphate (Vit D resistant ricket) is characterized with (A) Normal serum Phosphate (B) High serum phosphate (C ... blood phosphorous with elevated alkaline Phosphate (D) A high blood phosphorous with decreased alkaline phosphatase
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The product of serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) and serum inorganic phosphorous concentration (mg/dl) in children is about (A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60
Description : The product of serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) and serum inorganic phosphorous concentration (mg/dl) in adults is about (A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60
Description : A decrease in serum sodium may occur in (A) Adrenocortical insufficiency (B) Hypoparathyroidism (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Thyrotoxicosis
Description : Serum a lka l ine phosphatase leve l increases in (A) Hypothyroidism (B) Carcinoma of prostate (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Myocardial ischemia
Description : An increase in carbohydrate metabolism is accompanied by temporary decrease in serum: (A) Calcium (B) Phosphate (C) Iron (D) Sodium
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Reaction of Cresylic acid with __________ produces Tricresyl phosphate.. (A) Phosphorous pentoxide (B) Phosphorous oxychloride (C) Ammonium phosphate (D) Calcium phosphate
Last Answer : (B) Phosphorous oxychloride
Description : ________ content of the phosphate rock is the pollutant of primary interest in a phosphatic fertiliser plant. (A) Calcium (B) Fluorine (C) Phosphorous (D) Sulphur
Last Answer : (B) Fluorine
Description : In hypoparathyroidism (A) Plasma calcium and inorganic phosphorous are low (B) Plasma calcium and inorganic phosphorous are high (C) Plasma calcium is low and inorganic phosphorous high (D) Plasma calcium is high and inorganic phosphorous low
Description : In rickets of the common low-phosphate variety, serum phosphate values may go as low as (A) 1–2 mg/100 ml (B) 2–3 mg/100 ml (C) 3–4 mg/100 ml (D) 4–5 mg/100 ml
Description : Characteristics of Vitamin D and its metabolites include which one of the following? (a) Act to decrease serum levels of calcium (b) Activation of their Vitamin D receptors increases cellular CAMP ... Vitamin D increase renal excretion of calcium (e) Vitamin D deficiency results in Pager's disease
Last Answer : Ans: C
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 : The normal serum inorganic phosphorous level is (A) 1.5–2.5 mg/100 ml (B) 2.5–4.5 mg/100 ml (C) 4.5–6.5 mg/100 ml (D) 0.5–1.5 mg/100 ml
Description : Serum inorganic phosphorous rises in all the following conditions except (A) Hypoparathyroidism (B) Hypervitaminosis D (C) Chronic renal failure (D) After a carbohydrate-rich meal MINERAL METABOLISM 197
Description : The correct statement about serum inorganic phosphorous concentration is (A) It is higher in men than in women (B) It is higher in women than in men (C) It is higher in adults than in children (D) It is higher in children than in adults
Description : The normal serum level of phosphorous in children varies from (A) 1–2 mg/100 ml (B) 2–3 mg/100 ml (C) 3–4 mg/100 ml (D) 4–7 mg/100 ml
Description : A high concentration of PTH in blood causes (A) Increase in plasma calcium and inorganic phosphorous (B) Decrease in plasma calcium and inorganic phosphorous (C) Increase in plasma calcium ... in plasma inorganic phosphorous (D) Decrease in plasma calcium and increase in plasma inorganic phosphorous
Description : Absorption of phosphorous from diet is favoured by (A) Moderate amount of fat (B) Acidic environment (C) High calcium content (D) High phytic acid
Description : An acquired siderosis-Bantu siderosis is due to (A) Foods cooked in iron pots (B) Diet high in phosphorous (C) Diet high in calcium (D) High fat diet
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 : 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 : Which of the following ECG characteristics is usually seen when a patient's serum potassium level is low? a) U wave The U wave is an ECG waveform characteristic that may ... interval The QT interval is an ECG characteristic reflecting the time from ventricular depolarization to repolarization.
Last Answer : a) U wave The U wave is an ECG waveform characteristic that may reflect Purkinje fiber repolarization. It is usually seen when a patient’s serum potassium level is low.
Description : Renal ricket is caused by renal tubular defect (usually inherited) which interferes with reabsorption of (A) Calcium (B) Phosphorous (C) Sodium (D) Chloride
Description : Calcitonin causes (A) Calcinuria and phosphaturia (B) Decrease in urinary calcium (C) Decrease in urinary phosphorous (D) Increase in blood calcium level 212 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Milk is a good source of all of the following except (A) Essential amino acids (B) Vitamin C (C) Galactose (D) Calcium and phosphorous
Description : Frequently employed materials for the adsorption chromatography of proteins include (A) High capacity supporting gel (B) Starch blocks (C) Calcium phosphate gel alumina gel and hydroxy apatite (D) All of these
Description : Fusion zone in the electric furnace used for reduction of phosphate rock to elemental phosphorous is maintained at __________ °C. (A) 250-300 (B) 500-750 (C) 950-1050 (D) 1400-1450
Last Answer : (D) 1400-1450
Description : Heating a mixture of phosphate rock, coke and sand in an electric furnace produces (A) Phosphoric acid (B) Ammonium phosphate (C) Phosphorous (D) Superphosphate
Last Answer : (C) Phosphorous
Description : Yield of elemental phosphorous from rock phosphate is about __________ percent. (A) 1-2 (B) 15-25 (C) 40-45 (D) 60-65
Last Answer : (B) 15-25
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Yellow phosphorous which is the most reactive allotropic form of phosphorous is transported under water (B) Apatite is the principal material present in ... fixation means the process of bringing atmospheric nitrogen into combination i.e. into nitrogen compound fo
Last Answer : (C) Urea is more hygroscopic than ammonium nitrate
Description : Reaction of phosphate rock with 98% H2SO4 produces (A) Ortho-phosphoric acid (B) Superphosphate (C) White phosphorous (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Ortho-phosphoric acid
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) 'Green acid' is the other name of phosphoric acid produced by the reaction of phosphate rock & sulphuric acid (B) Chemically unreactive nature of ... in the manufacture of safety matches, is converted into white phosphorous by vaporisation followed by condensation
Last Answer : (C) Red phosphorous is the most reactive allotropic form of phosphorous
Description : A mixture of phosphate rock __________ is heated in an electric furnace to produce phosphorous. (A) Salt & coke (B) Sand & coke (C) And coke (D) And sand
Last Answer : (B) Sand & coke
Description : Heating of coke, sand & phosphate rock in an electric furnace is done for the manufacture of (A) Phosphoric acid (B) Superphosphate (C) Phosphorous (D) Triple superphosphate
Description : Electric furnace method for production of phosphorous uses phosphate rock and __________ (A) Phosphoric acid (B) Coke (C) Sulphuric acid (D) Silica and coke
Last Answer : (D) Silica and coke
Description : Phosphate rock is a raw material for the manufacture of (A) Phosphoric acid (B) Phosphorous (C) Superphosphates (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Hypermagnesemia may be observed in (A) Hyperparathyroidism (B) Diabetes mellitus (C) Kwashiorkar (D) Primary aldosteronism
Description : In hyperparathyroidism there is (A) Hypocalcemia (B) Hypophophatemia (C) Hypokalemia (D) Hyperkalemia
Description : Tetany can occur (A) In primary hyperparathyroidism (B) In secondary hyperparathyroidism (C) In idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (D) After accidental removal of parathyroid glands
Description : Hypocalcaemia can occur in all the following except (A) Rickets (B) Osteomalacia (C) Hyperparathyroidism (D) Intestinal malabsorption
Description : Hypercalcaemia can occur in all the following except (A) Hyperparathyroidism (B) Hypervitaminosis D (C) Milk alkali syndrome (D) Nephrotic syndrome
Description : Primary hyperparathyroidism may occur in association with the following conditions 1) Chronic renal failure 2) Vitamin D deficiency 3) Gastrinoma 4) Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome 5) Sjogren's syndrome
Last Answer : Answers-3 The association of primary hyperparathyroidism and a gastrinoma would suggest a diagnosis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. CRF causes secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism, with vit D deficiency causing secondary hyperparathyroidism. Ther is no association with Sjogren's.
Description : After operative removal of the parathyroid glands resulting into hypoparathyroidism the concentration of the serum calcium may drop below (A) 11 mg (B) 10 mg (C) 9 mg (D) 7 mg
Description : Normal total serum calcium level varies between (A) 4–5 mg (B) 9–11 mg (C) 15–20 mg (D) 50–100 mg WATER AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE 281
Description : A decrease in the ionized fraction of serum calcium causes (A) Tetany (B) Rickets (C) Osteomalacia (D) Osteoporosis
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