Description : Ammonia is excreted as ammonium salts during metabolic acidosis but the majority is excreted as (A) Phosphates (B) Creatine (C) Uric acid (D) Urea
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Organic compound of small molecular size is (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Phosphates
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : When NH3 is perfused through a dog’s liver ______ is formed, while ______ is formed in the birds liver. (A) Urea, Uric acid (B) Urea, allantoin (C) Uric acid, creatinine (D) Uric acid, Urea
Description : Mechanism by which NH3 is removed from the kidneys is (A) Urea formation (B) Uric acid formation (C) Creatinine formation (D) None of these
Description : NH3 is removed from brain mainly by (A) Creatinine formation (B) Uric acid production (C) Urea formation (D) Glutamine formation
Description : In humans, NH3 is detoxified in liver as (A) Creatinine (B) Uric acid (C) Urea (D) Uronic acid
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : NH3 is detoxified in brain chiefly as (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Glutamine
Description : Non-protein nitrogenous substances in blood include all of the following except (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Inositol
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 : Transmethylation of guanido acetic acid gives (A) Creatine phosphate (B) Creatinine (C) Choline (D) n-methyl nicotinamide
Description : Essential amino acids have been advocated as standard therapy for renal failure. Which of the following statements are true? A. Increased survival from acute renal failure has been reported ... BUN and creatinine to the same degree as solutions containing excessive nonessential amino acids.
Last Answer : Answer: BC DISCUSSION: Essential amino acids and hypertonic dextrose, as opposed to hypertonic dextrose alone, was reported by Abel and co-workers to be associated with a decreased mortality rate ... renal failure have not been carried out in sufficient numbers to yield answers to this question
Description : Complete absence of hypoxanthine guanine phospharibosyl transferase causes (A) Primary gout (B) Immunodeficiency (C) Uric acid stones (D) Lesh-Nyhan syndrome
Description : All of the following statements about primary gout are true except (A) Uric acid stones may be formed in kidneys (B) Arthritis of small joints occurs commonly (C) Urinary excretion of uric acid is decreased (D) It occurs predominantly in males
Description : A 73 year old male presented with an acute attack of gout in his left knee. What is the most likely underlying metabolic cause? 1) decreased renal excretion of uric acid 2) endogenous overproduction of uric acid 3) excessive dietary purine intake 4) lactic acidosis 5) starvation
Last Answer : Answers-1 The aetiology of gout can broadly be divided into cases where there is underexcretion of urate via the kidney (90%) or endogenous overproduction of uric acid (10%) although in practical ... diuretic use. Excessive dietary intake of purines is unlikely to be the main cause in this case.
Description : Menke’s disease (Kinky or steel hair disease) is a X-linked disease characterized by (A) High levels of plasma copper (B) High levels of ceruloplasmin (C) Low levels of plasma copper and of ceuloplasmin (D) High level of hepatic copper
Description : From dietary protein as well as from the urea present in fluids secreted into the gastrointestinal tract intestinal bacteria produce (A) Carbondioxide (B) Ammonia (C) Ammonium sulphate (D) Creatine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The major catabolic product of pyrimidines in human is (A) β-Alanine (B) Urea (C) Uric acid (D) Guanine
Description : In humans end product of purine catabolism is (A) Uric acid (B) Urea (C) Allantoin (D) Xanthine
Description : The end product of amino acid nitrogen metabolism in uricotelic organisms (reptiles and birds) is (A) Bilirubin (B) Urea (C) Uric acid (D) Biliverdin
Description : The unwanted amino acids abstracted from the tissues are either used up by the tissue or in the liver converted into (A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Ammonium salts (D) Uric acid
Description : The major end product of protein nitrogen metabolism in man is (A) Glycine (B) Uric acid (C) Urea (D) NH3
Description : Benedict’s test is less likely to give weakly positive results with concentrated urine due to the action of (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Ammonium salts (D) Phosphates
Last Answer : B
Description : Among the following, the most sensitive indicator of glomerular function is (A) Serum urea (B) Serum creatinine (C) Urea clearance (D) Creatinine clearance
Description : A simple way to assess tubular function is to withhold food and water for 12 hours and, then, measure (A) Serum urea (B) Serum creatinine (C) Urine output in one hour (D) Specific gravity of urine
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 : A 15-year-old girl was seen by her family physician because of increasing lethargy. She had a recent history of the "flu". Biochemistry tests show that she has renal impairement. ... will likely develop a restrictive lung disease 5) She will probably improve with additional corticosteroid therapy
Last Answer : Answers-2 The findings point to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which leads to chronic renal failure in half of cases. The lack of resolution with corticosteroid therapy and the progression to chronic renal failure is what sets FSGS apart from minimal change disease.
Description : What is the best food to lower uric acid for those with gout?
Last Answer : The best thing you can do to help lower uric acid levels is to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Salads are great for your health and will also help to lower uric acid. Nuts are also good for lowering uric acid.
Description : High level of uric acid in the blood causes – (1) Arthritis (2) Gout (3) Rheumatism (4) Asthma
Last Answer : (2) Gout Explanation: High levels of uric acid in the blood can cause solid crystals to form within joints. This causes a painful condition called gout. If gout remains untreated, these uric acid crystals can build up in the joints and nearby tissues, forming hard lumpy deposits called tophi.
Description : Match the items given in column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below. Column I Column II A. Glycosuria (i) Accumulation of uric acid in joints B. Gout (ii) Mass of crystallised salts within the kidney ... (iii) (iv) (c) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (d) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Last Answer : (d) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Description : Allopurinol is indicated in the following category of chronic gout patients: A. Over producers of uric acid B. Under excretors of uric acid C. Those with tophi and/or renal urate stones D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : A 35-year-old male presented with an attack of acute gout. He was treated with a 10 day course of naproxen. His blood uric acid level is high. What future line of treatment is ... treatment with allopurinol D. Start with allopurinol + naproxen for 2 months followed by long-term allopurinol treatment
Last Answer : D. Start with allopurinol + naproxen for 2 months followed by long-term allopurinol treatment
Description : In studies of the human body, which of the following terms is used to describe the hereditary condition associated with an excessively high level of uric acid in the blood? a) gout b) cystitis c) uric ptosis d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- GOUT
Description : High level of uric acid in the blood causes (1) Arthritis (2) Gout (3) Rheumatism (4) Asthma
Last Answer : Gout
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 : Folic acid deficiency can be diagnosed by increased urinary excretion of (A) Methylmalonate (B) Figlu (C) Cystathionine (D) Creatinine
Description : All of the following statements about uric acid are true except (A) It can be formed from allantoin (B) Formation of uric acid stones in kidneys can be decreased by alkalinisation of urine (C) Uric acid begins to dissociate at pH above 5.8 (D) It is present in plasma mainly as monosodium urate
Description : All are true about lesch-nyhan syndrome except (A) Produces self-mutilation (B) Genetic deficiency of the enzyme (C) Elevated levels of uric acid in blood (D) Inheritance is autosomal recessive
Description : Creatinine EDTA clearance is a test to measure (A) Renal plasma flow (B) Filtration fraction (C) Glomerular filtration rate (D) Tubular function
Description : At normal levels of creatinine in the blood, this metabolite is (A) Filtered at the glomerulus but not secreted nor reabsorbed by the tubule (B) Secreted by the tubule (C) Reabsorbed by the tubule (D) Secreted and reabsorbed by tubule
Description : Creatine kinase (CK) level in serum is increased in which conditions?
Last Answer : Myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophies.
Description : Select the correct statement with respect to disorders of muscles in humans. (a) Failure of neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis can prevent normal swallowing. (b) Accumulation of ... of vitamin D causes osteoporosis. (d) Rapid contractions of skeletal muscles cause muscle dystrophy
Last Answer : (a) Failure of neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis can prevent normal swallowing.
Description : In inherited deficiency of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (A) De novo synthesis of purine nucleotides is decreased (B) Salvage of purines is decreased (C) Salvage of purines is increased (D) Synthesis of uric acid is decreased
Description : After being counseled about lifestyle and dietary changes, the patient was started on atorvastatin. During his treatment with atorvastatin, it is important to routinely monitor serum concentrations of (a) ... Alanine and aspartate aminotransferase (c) Platelets (d) Red blood cells (e) Uric acid
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : The first organic compound synthesized in the laboratory was - (1) Urea (2) Uric acid (3) Lactic acid (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (1) Urea Explanation: In 1828, German chemist Friedrish Wohler synthesized first organic compound, urea in the laboratory by heating ammonium cyanate (an inorganic compound).
Description : Under normal conditions which one is completely reabsorbed in the renal tubule? (a) Urea (b) Uric acid (c) Salts (d) Glucose
Last Answer : d) Glucose
Description : Nitrogenous waste products are eliminated mainly as (a) urea in tadpole and ammonia in adult frog (b) ammonia in tadpole and urea in adult frog (c) urea in both tadpole and adult frog (d) urea in tadpole and uric acid in adult frog.
Last Answer : (b) ammonia in tadpole and urea in adult frog
Description : The ornithine cycle removes two waste products from the blood in liver. These products are (a) CO2 and ammonia (b) ammonia and uric acid (c) CO2 and urea (d) ammonia and urea.
Last Answer : a) CO2 and ammonia
Description : Select the option which shows correct matching of animal with its excretory organ and excretory product. Animal Excretory Excretory organ product (a) Labeo (Rohu) Nephridial Ammonia tubes (b) Salamander Kidneys Urea (c) Peacock Kidneys Urea (d) Housefly Renal tubules Uric acid
Last Answer : (b) Salamander Kidneys Urea
Description : Diethyl malonate reacts with urea in the presence of sodium ethoxide to form (a) Uric acid (b) Barbituric acid (c) Phenobarbital (d) Barbital
Last Answer : Barbituric acid