Quick Biochemistry - Water And Electrolyte Balance (Section 3)

  • 1
    Repeated instances of vomiting can result in the depletion of which substance?
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    (B)
    Chloride
  • 2
    What characterizes the mandatory reabsorption of water?
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    (D)
    Driven by the reabsorption of other substances
  • 3
    What is the function of antidiuretic hormone?
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    (D)
    Targets the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts
  • 4
    In which of these conditions is there an elevated excretion of water via urine?
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    (D)
    All of the above
  • 5
    What is the primary underlying cause of diabetes insipidus?
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    (B)
    Reduced ADH production
  • 6
    How do thiazide diuretics exert their effect?
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    (D)
    By interfering with sodium reabsorption in the distal tubules
  • 7
    In which part of the nephron does furosemide primarily block the reabsorption of sodium and chloride?
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    (B)
    Loop of Henle
  • 8
    Which of the following medications acts by blocking the effects of aldosterone?
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    (A)
    Spironolactone
  • 9
    Given a solution with a pH of 7.4, what is the concentration of hydrogen ions?
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    (B)
    40 nmol/L
  • 10
    At a pH of 7.4, what is the proportion of bicarbonate to dissolved carbon dioxide?
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    (C)
    20:1
  • 11
    What is the most important buffer system, by measurable amount, found in blood plasma?
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    (B)
    Carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system
  • 12
    If a solution with phosphate buffer has a pH of 7.4, what is the ratio of monohydrogen phosphate to dihydrogen phosphate?
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    (A)
    4:1
  • 13
    What is the pK value of dihydrogen phosphate?
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    (C)
    6.8
  • 14
    What part of hemoglobin is mostly responsible for its buffering action?
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    (C)
    Histidine residues
  • 15
    What causes respiratory acidosis?
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    (A)
    Retention of carbon dioxide
  • 16
    Which of these conditions would NOT typically lead to respiratory acidosis?
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    (B)
    Hysterical hyperventilation
  • 17
    What is the first change that occurs in respiratory acidosis?
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    (B)
    Increase in pCO2
  • 18
    In which of these situations is respiratory alkalosis likely to occur?
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    (C)
    Hysterical hyperventilation
  • 19
    What is the initial change observed in respiratory alkalosis?
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    (B)
    Decrease in pCO2
  • 20
    The anion gap represents the difference in plasma concentrations of what?
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    (C)
    (Sodium + Potassium) - (Chloride + Bicarbonate)
  • 21
    Approximately what value represents a typical anion gap in blood plasma?
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    (B)
    15 meq/L
  • 22
    In which condition would the anion gap typically remain within a normal range?
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    (A)
    Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis
  • 23
    In which of the following scenarios is an elevated anion gap typically observed?
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    (B)
    Metabolic acidosis resulting from diarrhoea
  • 24
    The anion gap observed in blood plasma is primarily attributed to
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    (B)
    Cations outnumber anions in plasma
  • 25
    Which of the following conditions is commonly associated with salicylate toxicity?
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    (C)
    Metabolic acidosis with increased anion gap
  • 26
    Which of the following is NOT typically a contributor to the anion gap in plasma?
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    (A)
    Bicarbonate
  • 27
    Which of the following blood chemistry findings is NOT characteristic of uncompensated lactic acidosis?
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    (D)
    Anion gap is normal
  • 28
    Which statement about renal tubular acidosis is incorrect?
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    (D)
    Anion gap is decreased
  • 29
    In severe diarrhea, which change in blood chemistry is least likely to occur?
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    (C)
    Increased pCO2
  • 30
    During the process of compensating for respiratory alkalosis, which of the following changes does NOT usually occur?
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    (D)
    Increased excretion of ammonia in urine
  • 31
    In a case of compensated respiratory acidosis, which of the following blood chemistry alterations would you expect to observe?
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    (D)
    All of the above
  • 32
    Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause metabolic alkalosis?
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    (C)
    Repeated instances of vomiting
  • 33
    In a scenario of uncompensated metabolic alkalosis, which of these blood chemistry characteristics would NOT be present?
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    (D)
    Typical pCO2 levels
  • 34
    What is the definition of one joule in terms of energy?
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    (D)
    The energy needed to move a 1-kilogram mass a distance of 1 meter using a force of 1 Newton
  • 35
    Which of the following would be classified as a small-molecule organic compound?
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    (A)
    Urea
  • 36
    Which of these choices represents a large-molecule organic substance?
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    (D)
    Proteins
  • 37
    Which hormone plays a key role in the regulation of body water?
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    (A)
    Oxytocin
  • 38
    Which enzyme is activated by the presence of calcium?
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    (D)
    ATPase
  • 39
    Which of the following vitamins contains cobalt as a component?
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    (B)
    Vitamin B12
  • 40
    What factor is essential for the absorption of calcium?
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    (A)
    Fatty acids
  • 41
    What is a typical pH level for urine?
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    (B)
    6.0