Another name for a harmful or disease-causing microorganism is a/an

Severe hypertriglyceridemia is not usually associated with cardiac disease risk, but it is potentially life threatening because it can cause acute and recurrent _______________________.

A CMP (comprehensive metabolic profile) is ordered on a patient in the ED.  As you are reviewing your analyzer’s results, you notice that the potassium level is 6.0 mEq/L, which is a panic value.  What is your next step after seeing these results?

While performing a urine specific gravity by refractometer, the specimen reads 1.050.  What is a possible explanation, and what will you do next?

The adaptive defense system

A 45-year old male arrives in the ED with lower chest pain and abdominal pain.  His history reveals ethanol abuse.  Along with the standard workup of any patient with chest/abdominal pain will get (CMP, troponin and other non-chemistry tests), what else will the physician order to explore the abdominal pain in the patient with this history?

A “Cushing’s workup” includes the following tests, EXCEPT:

The primary humoral response occurs after the first encounter with an antigen. Secondary humoral responses occur with a second exposure to the same antigen. This later secondary humoral response is ____________ than the primary humoral response.

Which of these 2 enzymes does not rise when there is salivary gland involvement when performing the 2 pancreatic enzyme tests?

This instrument is used to quantify each fraction in serum electrophoresis (SPE).