Fill in the blanks:

Valine is an amino acid.

Urea cycle is also called as cycle.

Presence of Ca-oxalates and RBC in microsediments of urine is indicative of disease.

Qualitatively in serum electrophoresis presence of additional band in either beta or gamma region is called as band in cases of plasmacytoma.

Thyroid deficiency is called as often seen in cases of colloid goiter.

Write True or False of the following:

For blood gas analysis venous blood is preferred for estimation.

PSA is a tumor marker for detection of breast cancer.

B-hydroxy butaric acid is one of the ketone bodies.

Hypochlorite solution is commonly used in laboratories as disinfectant.

Certified biomedical waste system is essentiality protocol in accreditation system of NABL.

2. Write short notes on any two of the following:

Types of laboratories and services.

Laboratory hazards and safety.

Laboratory waste management.

3. Write briefly on any four of the following:

Purines and pyrimidines.

Fully automated analysers.

Electrolyte analysers.

Clinical importance of Thyroid function tests.

Total Quality Management (TQM).

Answer any three of the following:

4. How do you classify proteins? Describe the clinical importance of various peptides.

5. Describe trends in automation and importance of use of high technology equipments in biochemical analysis.

6. Define tumor markers. Describe the clinical importance of G.T.T. tumor markers in common use.

7. What are inborn errors of metabolism Enumerate the causes. Write clinical importance.