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Which method is more specific than the Jaffe Method due to the absence of interferences from acetoacetate or cephalosporins?
Which method is more specific than the Jaffe Method due to the absence of interferences from acetoacetate or cephalosporins?
- Yatzidis Method
- Creatinase-Hydrogen Peroxide Method (correct)
- HPLC
- Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry
What is the end product when creatine is acted upon by creatininase?
What is the end product when creatine is acted upon by creatininase?
- Sarcosine + Urea
- Creatinine (correct)
- Glycine + CH2O
- Sarcosine + H2O + O2
Which test provides an approximation of glomerular filtration rate by calculating the creatinine clearance based on urine and plasma creatinine levels?
Which test provides an approximation of glomerular filtration rate by calculating the creatinine clearance based on urine and plasma creatinine levels?
- Creatinine Clearance Test (correct)
- Yatzidis Method
- Creatine Kinase Test
- BUN: Creatinine Ratio
Which method involves the detection of characteristic fragments following ionization to quantify using isotopically labeled compounds?
Which method involves the detection of characteristic fragments following ionization to quantify using isotopically labeled compounds?
What does a decreased creatinine clearance indicate about the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
What does a decreased creatinine clearance indicate about the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
Which marker is considered an insensitive indicator, where significant renal dysfunction may exist without showing abnormal levels?
Which marker is considered an insensitive indicator, where significant renal dysfunction may exist without showing abnormal levels?