Physiology Review MCQs -II

Serum has a higher concentration of -

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Serum has a higher serotonin (5 hydroxytryptamine -SHT) content because of the breakdown of platelets during clotting

Total blood volume is ----- % of body weight

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Total blood volume is 8 % of body weight

Prealbumin is a transport protein for -

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Prealbumin is a transport protein for thyroid hormones

Thyroid hormone-binding proteins with highest binding affinities -

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Thyroxine - Binding globulin - highest binding affinity
Albumin - Poorest binding affinity

Which of the following is used as the immunohistochemical marker for choroid plexus papillomas

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Transthyretin
Diagnostically, transthyretin (TTR), KIR7.1, cytokeratin and Ki67 immunohistochemistry are most helpful

Which medicine is FDA approved for treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy?

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Tafamidis has been FDA approved for treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.


Patisiran and Inotersen have been approved by the FDA for treatment of polyneuropathy caused by hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR) in adults.

Which NSAID have been shown to be inhibitors of transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis.

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Diflunisal and several of its analogues have been shown to be inhibitors of transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis

Transthyretin is produced by all of the following EXCEPT-

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Transthyretin is a protein that functions as a transporter of thyroxine and retinol and is produced chiefly by the liver (> 95%), with additional production within the choroid plexus of the brain and the retinal pigment epithelium.

Which of the following is mainly β-globulin?

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Transferrin: α2- β globulin (mainly β -globulin),


Lipoprotein - α2-globulin plus lipid
Ceruloplasmin: α2- β globulin (mainly α2-globulin)
Haptoglobins: α2-globulin

In which order the proteins are regenerated after hemorrhage?

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After haemorrhage - fibrinogen, globulin and albumin are regenerated in the same order

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