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A patient presents with swelling of the abdomen, ankles and feet. After taking a thorough history, you suspect the patient has alcoholic hepatitis due to chronic alcohol abuse. How would the CMP most likely reflect this?

A patient presents with an itchy, annular, cutaneous lesion that has light scaling. As the PA, you scrape some cells from the lesion and examine them under the microscope. Which category includes this type of laboratory test?

A patient presents to the emergency department with new-onset epigastric pain. He has tried a lot of anti-acids as he thought it was a bad case of indigestion, but they provided no relief. Severe pain has continued for three hours, and he has been vomiting for the past one hour. Which one lab would be the most informative at this time?

Which of the following is always an abnormal finding on a urine microscopic exam?

A urine dipstick shows a specific gravity of 1.000 (normal range is 1.005-1.030.) What does this tell you about the kidneys?

A 45-year-old woman presents with jaundice and abdominal pain. Laboratory results show elevated direct (conjugated) bilirubin. Imaging reveals a stone in the common bile duct. What is the likely cause of her elevated bilirubin?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding metabolic acidosis?

Excessive amounts of nitrogen in blood is called…

A patient’s lab results include the following: Calcium 13 mg/dL (normal: 8-10.4 mg/dL)Potassium 4.0 mg/dL (normal: 3.5-5.2)Sodium 130 mEq/L (normal: 136-145)Albumin 4.0 g/dL (normal: 3.5-5.2)LDH – elevatedLipase – normalUrine dipstick – normal except positive for bloodMicroscopic examination of urine shows intact red blood cellsWhat would be the most appropriate next step?