Metabolic Panel

What is the difference between serum and plasma?

• plasma contains everything while serum is only liquid

• plasma and serum are the same

• serum has everything plasma has except clotting factors

• serum only has proteins while plasma has salts

What is the transport form of carbohydrates in the body?

• glucose

• fructose

• sucrose

• galactose

Calcium is important for

• bones

• muscles

• nerve impulses

• all of the above

Albumin is the most prevalent protein in the plasma.

• true

• false

The most common end product of protein breakdown in humans is

• ammonia

• uric acid

• urea

• none of the above

High levels of creatinine indicate

• kidney impairment

• stomach impairment

• brain impairment

• intestine impairment

The breakdown product from hemoglobin in red blood cells is

• chlorophyll

• bilirubin

• sugars

• salts

Alkaline phosphatase breaks down oxygen.

• true

• false

A high ALT without a high AST level indicates

• diabetes

• cancer

• liver disease

• stroke

The most common electrolytes tested that balance acid-base and cation-ion interrelationships are

• sodium and potassium

• sodium and chloride

• bicarbonate and magnesium

• sodium, chloride, potassium, and bicarbonate