Answers to Clinical Chemistry 1 Review Questions

I. IDENTIFICATION: ( 1 PT. EACH)

1. The supernatant fluid when clotted blood has been centrifuged. SERUM

2. The supernatant fluid when anti-coagulated blood has been centrifuged. PLASMA

3. The reference colorimetric method for cholesterol. SCHOENHEIMER AND SPERRY

4. A process wherein a needle is introduced into a vein to obtain blood. VENIPUNCTURE/PHLEBOTOMY

5. The simplest form of carbohydrate. MONOSACCHARIDE

6. How many minutes do you centrifuge the blood for serum preparation? 5-10 MINUTES

7. It is the precision and accuracy of a method. RELIABILITY

8. The reference method for glucose. HEXOKINASE

9. The normal pH of serum. 7.35 TO 7.45 WITH AN AVERAGE OF 7.4

10. The most common sample for clinical chemistry. UNHEMOLYZED, NON-ICTERIC, NON-LIPEMIC, CLEAR SERUM