A 45 year old man awoke from sleep with a painful and swollen right great toe. On the previous night he had a meal of fried liver and onions , after which he met with his poker group and drank a number of beers. • He saw his doctor that morning and some tests were ordered. His serum uric acid level was elevated at 8.0 mg/ dl. (What is normal value ?) The man recalled that his father and his grandfather, both of whom were alcoholics, often complained of joint pain and swelling in their feet. What can be * ? his probable diagnosis

A 16-year-old girl is seen by her primary card provider because of her parents’ concern over her binge eating and their recent discovery that she engages in self-induced vomiting. Based on this information, you would expect the teenager’s laboratory tests to reveal a. low potassium levelsb. high potassium levelsc. low chloride levelsd. high chloride levele. a & c

Hypervitaminosis is largely attributed to which of the following?   Restrictive diets   Gastric bypass surgery   Alcoholism   Supplementation

81. A 54-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. His pulse is 80/min, respirations are 14/min, and blood pressure is 140/95 mm Hg. Physical examination shows no other abnormalities. Treatment with an angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor is most likely to cause which of the following sets of renal hemodynamic changes in this patient? 000000000 COMO 992 E) Glomerular Capillary Pressure No change No change No change Renal Blood Flow t no change no change no change

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30. A 16-year-old girl is seen by her primary card provider because of her parents’ concern over her binge eating and their recent discovery that she engages in self-induced vomiting. Based on this information, you would expect the teenager’s laboratory tests to reveal  a. low potassium levels b. high potassium levels c. low chloride levels d. high chloride level e. a & c

1. Bicarbonate is the major buffer in extracellular fluid.  True  False     2. Ammonia is the major buffer in urine.  True  False

Mr. Miles, a 65-year-old man, is visiting his health care provider for an annual checkup. He tells you that he has been experiencing difficulty with urination, including increased frequency, urinating more at night, difficulty starting his urine stream, and dribbling after urination. He states that after urination, he feels like his bladder is not emptied. 1. What diagnosis is suggested by Mr. Miles's symptoms? 2. What classes of drugs do you expect will be prescribed for Mr. Miles, and how will these drugs work? 3. What important teaching points will you include regarding the diagnosis and its treatment?

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35. If a person has a kidney transport maximum for glucose of 175 mg/ min, a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 120 a plasma glucose level of 280 mg/100 mL. a unne flow rate of 2.0 ml/min, what would be the approximate rate of glucose excretion, assuming normal kidney functioning? Ans: B A. 161mg/min B. 0 mg/min C. 100mg/min D. 120 mg/min E. 175 mg/min