A 21 year old man with nausea, vomiting and jaundice has the following laboratory findings:   Total serum bilirubin               8.5 mg/dl (0 – 0.1 mg/dl) Conjugated serum bilirubin      6.1 mg/dl (0 – 0.5 mg/dl) Urine urobilinogen                  increased Fecal urobilinogen                  decreased Urine bilirubin                        positive (negative) AST                                      300 U/L (0 – 50 U/L) ALP                                      900 U/L (0 – 150 U/L)   These results can best be explained as representing:  (I.14)

Amino acids are broken down by the liver into ammonia and:  (G.4)

In the Jaffe reaction, a red-orange chromogen is formed when picrate (picric acid) reacts with:  (G.9)

IgG (main serum antibody) (D.24)

IgA (an antibody found in secretions) (D.24)

What is a function of serum proteins? (D.9)

α1-antitrypsin (D.24)

Urobilinogen:  (I.13)

The breakdown of liver glycogen to glucose is called (C.2) ____________________________.

When a diabetic cannot bring glucose inside their cells, their body uses amino acids and fatty acids for energy.  By-products of fat catabolism can build up in the untreated diabetic’s blood and urine and are called (C.5)