A.   Silver/silver chloride

B.   Platinum

C.   Gas permeable

D.   Mercury vapor

A.   hollow cathode tube.

B.   laser light.

C.   prism.

D.   tungsten light.

A.   valinomycin

B.   nonactin

C.   erythromycin

D.   tetracycline

A.   No migration will occur if a buffer’s ionic strength is too high.

B.   Staining of the protein fractions will not occur if the ionic strength in the buffer is too high.

C.   A heat-labile protein will become denatured if the ionic strength of the buffer is too high.

D.   Increased ionic strength will lead to a backward electrophoretic pattern.

A.   Amido Black and Coomassie Brilliant Blue

B.   Oil Red O and Amido Black

C.   Coomassie Blue and ethidium bromide

D.   Crystal Violet and Sudan Black

A.   Atomic absorption spectrophotometry and light scattering techniques

B.   Spectrophotometry and fluorescence polarization techniques

C.   Fluorescence polarization and laser-induced fluorometry

D.   Laser-induced fluorometry and light scattering techniques

A.   Northern blotting.

B.   Western blotting.

C.   capillary electrophoresis.

D.   electrokinetic chromatography.

A.   amperometry.

B.   coulometry.

C.   voltammetry.

D.   conductometry.

A.   Absorbance measurements are more sensitive because of the ability of the monochromator to isolate very specific parts of the spectrum.

B.   Fluorescence intensity measurements are more sensitive because the fluorophores used are very specific to the analytes they bind to and will bind to small analytes easily.

C.   Fluorescence intensity measurements are more sensitive because of the use of intense light sources, signal filtering, and sensitive light emission photometers.

D.   Absorbance measurements are more sensitive because the flame can break down complex compounds into elements that are specifically measured.

A.   involves sample injection into the capillary by applying a positive pressure to the sample inlet.

B.   involves sample injection into the capillary by applying a voltage.

C.   is sometimes considered to be a “biased” type of sample injection.

D.   is best for analytes that have a higher electrophoretic mobility.

A.   has no net charge.

B.   migrates best in electrophoresis.

C.   has a negative charge.

D.   has a positive charge.

A.   glucose using glucose oxidase and the production of biocarbonate ions.

B.   cholesterol using cholesterol oxidase with production of fluorescent cations.

C.   bilirubin using bilirubin oxidase and the production of hydrogen ions.

D.   urea using urease and the production of ammonium ions.

A.   Gas permeable PCO2 electrode

B.   Hydrogen ion-selective electrode

C.   Voltammetric hydrogen electrode

D.   Hydrogen redox electrode

A.   There would be an increase in the γ-globulin bands.

B.   There would be no effect on any of the protein bands.

C.   There would be an increased β-globulin band.

D.   There would be an increased α1-globulin band.

A.   Luminometry

B.   Nephelometry

C.   Fluorometry

D.   Phosphorimetry

A.   more efficient heat dissipation for better separation.

B.   the ability to use a variety of buffers in the system.

C.   the increased amount of time required for separation.

D.   the small sample size required.

A.   two inert metal electrodes to which an electrical potential is applied.

B.   a polarizable working electrode to which an external voltage is applied with the resulting cathodic or anodic current of the cell being monitored.

C.   two electron or metallic conducting electrodes that are connected by an electrolyte solution that conducts ions.

D.   a biologic recognition element and a physicochemical transducer, often an electrochemical or optical device.

A.   a lower energy.

B.   the same wavelength.

C.   a higher energy.

D.   a shorter wavelength.

A.   Conductivity-based measurement

B.   Ion-selective electrode

C.   Coulometric method

D.   Amperometric method

A.   0.065 g/dL

B.   15.4 g/dL

C.   4.68 g/dL

D.   Albumin values cannot be calculated using densitometry.