Clinical Chemistry Review Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• bilirubin : waste product of hemoglobin breakdown
• nonessential : amino acids, made in body
• unconjugated : insoluble, indirect bilirubin, prehepatic diagnostic
• trough : minimum serum level in therapeutic drug range
• dwell time : time that a sample takes from being sampled to resulted
• nad : enzyme co-factor that doesn't absorb light
• amylase : enzyme increased during pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer
• ggt : biliary tract enzyme, associated with chronic alcoholism
• renin : controls aldosterone by regulating electrolyte balance by reabsorbing sodium
• quality assurance : established goals for quality results
• beers law : concentration of a substance is directly proportional to the amount of radiant energy absorbed
• dilantin : antiepileptic
• batch : one test on many samples
• test repertoire : number of tests that can be performed
• troponin : test for the breakdown of heart muscle
• ferritin : majority of iron is stored here
• hdl : smallest, most dense lipoprotein, bad cholesterol
• addisons : disease associated with adrenal insufficiency, low cortisol