Clinical Chemistry Basics Quiz
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What is the main focus of clinical chemistry?

  • Basic research for drug development
  • Testing for genetic disorders
  • Testing for markers in bodily fluids and tissues (correct)
  • Analyzing food chemistry
  • What technology do clinical chemists use for advanced measurement techniques?

  • Electrocardiography
  • Microscopy
  • Spectrometry (correct)
  • Radiography
  • Which specimens are most commonly collected for clinical routine tests by clinical chemists?

  • Tears and mucus
  • Blood and urine (correct)
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and synovial fluid
  • Saliva and sweat
  • Which field is NOT to be confused with clinical chemistry?

    <p>Medicinal chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the interdisciplinary field of clinical chemistry inclusive of?

    <p>Medicine, biology, chemistry, informatics, and biomedical engineering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of clinical chemistry?

    <p>Qualitative tests of important compounds in bodily fluids and tissues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which interdisciplinary field contributes to clinical chemistry?

    <p>Biology and chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do clinical chemists use for advanced measurement techniques?

    <p>Spectrometry, chromatography, photometry, potentiometry, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology do clinical chemists primarily use for qualitative tests of important compounds?

    <p>Analytical techniques and specialized instruments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bodily fluids are commonly collected for clinical routine tests by clinical chemists?

    <p>Blood and urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Clinical chemistry (also known as chemical pathology, clinical biochemistry or medical biochemistry) is a division in medical laboratory sciences focusing on qualitative tests of important compounds, referred to as analytes or markers, in bodily fluids and tissues using analytical techniques and specialized instruments. This interdisciplinary field includes knowledge from medicine, biology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, informatics, and an applied form of biochemistry (not to be confused with medicinal chemistry, which involves basic research for ______

    <p>drug development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The discipline originated in the late 19th century with the use of simple chemical reaction tests for various components of ______

    <p>blood and urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the many decades since, clinical chemists use automated analyzer in many clinical laboratories, which does experimental techniques ranging from pipetting specimens and specimen labelling to advanced measurement techniques such as spectrometry, chromatography, photometry, ______, etc.

    <p>potentiometry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    These instruments provide different results that help identify uncommon analytes, changes in light and electronic voltage properties of naturally-occurring analytes such as enzymes, ions, electrolytes, and their concentrations, all of which are important for diagnosing ______

    <p>diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Blood and urine are the most common test specimens clinical chemists or medical laboratory scientists collect for clinical routine tests, with a main focus on serum and plasma in ______

    <p>blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

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