Biochemistry 3386B Lecture 1: Lecture 1.docx
4 Feb 2015
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Alert levels are blow 3 or above 6 mmol/l: eg// prostate cancer prostate specific antigen (psa) monitor patient for, determine appropriate management post surgical recurrence of tumor, monitor progress of surgical recovery, therapeutic drug monitoring heart block and arrhythmia. But it is toxic over 2. 7 with: eg// cocaine, cannabinoids (marijuana metabolites, baseline or nutritional status, eg// serum prealbumin to monitor protein malnutrition, protective against legal repercussions, eg// was normal clinical practice followed? (ie// was blood lead measure in a porphyria patient?, re test to verify abnormal results, eg// if a test does not fit with history or symptoms. What can be testes by the laboratory: most fluids and cells contain biological components such as enzymes , most common specimens are blood and urine, but more speciailazed materials include, sweat, spinal fluid, joint fluid, saliva, feces, hair, bone marrow, liver tissue, epithelial scrapings.
