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A patient being evaluated for gestational diabetes is given oral liquid glucose and had blood samples drawn for serum glucose.  Blood was drawn at 30, 60, 120,  and 180 minute intervals following ingestion of the liquid.  The patient has diabetes if the serum glucose (C.13)

Which compound constitutes nearly half of the nonprotein nitrogen substances in the blood?  (G.4)

Which specimen must be drawn in a green top, put on ice, processed at refrigerator temperature, and analyzed within 20 minutes?  (G.3)

Monitoring the level of ketone bodies in the urine via nitroprusside reagents provides a semi-quantitative measure of _____________________________. (C.12)

A decrease in the amount of serum protein (< 6.2 g/dL) is called _____________________ and can be caused by not enough protein being made, too much protein being lost, or too much water being retained in the body. (D.11)

What is NOT a symptom of diabetes mellitus? (C.9)

Transferrin (a β-globulin) (D.24)

Randi, an accountant, includes a false statement in a report for Social Media Marketing, Inc., that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When Theo buys stock in Social Media and loses money on the investment, he files a suit against Randi, alleging fraud under the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. To avoid liability, Randi can show that she

When a reaction is performed in zero-order kinetics (F.7)

A patient is being monitored for renal failure.  His serum BUN is 18 mg/dl (6-20 mg/dl) and his serum creatinine is 0.9 mg/dl (0.9-1.3 mg/dl).  What can be concluded by looking at the BUN:creatinine ratio?  (G.4)