Question 86
Troponin is potentially more specific for myocardial damage than CK-MB and stays elevated longer. It may eventually replace CK-MB as the standard marker of myocardial damage. In addition, troponin T has been known to be elevated in the setting of even mild degrees of renal failure. Troponin and CK-MB both tend to rise approximately 3 hours after a MI (hence why the correct answer is "A", since it is false); however, troponins can stay elevated up to 2 weeks as CK-MB tends to return to baseline around 36 hours.
Chemistry
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding troponin?
Chemistry
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding troponin?
Question 87
Provide the equivalent measurement for 1000 milligrams.
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Question 88
A patient has a WBC count of 4,000/mm3, a platelet estimation with 3 bizarre platelets/oil immersion field, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red cell count and indice values are within normal limits. Blue-staining inclusions are seen in the cytoplasm of many neutrophils. These inclusions fit the description of:
Question 89
The colonies seen growing on the bird seed agar appear smooth and have a distinct reddish-brown pigmentation. The active ingredient in bird seed (Guizotia abyssinica) agar is caffeic acid, which is extracted and placed in an agar containing 1% glucose. Of the cryptococci, and other species of yeasts, Cryptococcus neoformans selectively produces the enzyme phenoloxidase, which oxidizes the caffeic acid in the medium to melanin, producing the red-brown pigmentation.
The other yeast species included in this exercise do not possess phenoloxidase activity and therefore remain non-pigmented when grown on bird seed agar.
The colonies shown in this photograph were grown on Guizotia abyssinica (bird seed) agar at 30°C for 72 hours. The most likely identification is:

The other yeast species included in this exercise do not possess phenoloxidase activity and therefore remain non-pigmented when grown on bird seed agar.
The colonies shown in this photograph were grown on Guizotia abyssinica (bird seed) agar at 30°C for 72 hours. The most likely identification is:

Question 90
Gram-positive bacteria retain the primary crystal violet stain that is applied in the Gram stain because of the cross-linking of the thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls. Their cell walls contain less lipids than that of a gram-negative bacteria, and this reduces the permeability of their cell wall to the organic solvents that are used as a decolorizer. When the counterstain is added, it may enter the gram-positive cell, but does not change the color of the cells.
A thick peptidoglycan is MOST often associated with which of the following types of bacteria?
A thick peptidoglycan is MOST often associated with which of the following types of bacteria?
