ASCP HIGH YIELD CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TERMS FROM MICHAEL BISHOP BOOK!

A collection of high yield terms that would help you ace the CLINICAL CHEMISTRY exam of ASCP.  All of this terms resources comes from Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations 7th Edition by Michael Bishop 

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GGTP is used to diagnose these diseases
Hepatobiliary disorder, chronic alcoholism
Enzyme activity assay for GGTP that measures absorbance of p-Nitroaniline at 405-420 nm
Szaz assay
Catalyzes the breakdown of starch and glycogen via α, 1-6 branching linkages
Amylase
Amylase is increased in this disease
Acute pancreatitis
Measures the disappearance of starch substrate (Starch-iodine comp. [dark-blue] ↓color intensity)
Amyloclastic
Measures the appearance of the product (Starch reducing sugars)
Saccharogenic
Measures the ↑ in color (Insoluble starch-dye soluble starch-dye fragments)
Chromogenic
Coupling of several enzyme systems to monitor amylase activity
Continuous monitoring
Salivary Amylase which is fast moving
Ptyalin
Pancreatic Amylase which is slow moving
Amylopsin
Hydrolyzes fats to produce alcohols and FA
Lipase
Lipase is an early and specific marker for this disease
Acute pancreatitis
Substrate for Tietz and Cherry Crandall methods in determining lipase
50% olive oil or triolein
Titrating agent for Tietz and Cherry Crandall methods in determining lipase
0.4 NaOH
Indicator for Tietz method in determining lipase
Thymolphthalein + veronal