Free therapeutic drug levels are usually higher when serum protein concentrations are below normal. In which of these conditions would this most likely occur?

Emily (45 year old female), presents to her primary care physician with complaints of significant weight gain, particularly around her abdomen and face, and thinning of her arms and legs. She also notes purple stretch marks on her abdomen, fatigue, muscle weakness, and mood swings over the past year. Her menstrual cycles have become irregular, and she has had episodes of high blood pressure. Emily does not take any medications or supplements. Laboratory Tests: 24-hour urinary free cortisol: Elevated (4× the upper limit of normal). Midnight salivary cortisol: Elevated on two separate occasions. ACTH levels: Normal (

The hormone that triggers ovulation is:

In patients with pre-hepatic jaundice, coloration in the blood is primarily due to the presence of:

Which of the following tests is used to detect early damage to the kidney?

What is the most sensitive enzyme to detect liver damage from chronic alcoholism?

Which of the following statements may be associated with the activity of glucagon?

If you refrigerated a lipemic plasma specimen overnight, what would you expect the arrangement of major lipoprotein particles from the top to the bottom to be and describe why.

Select the enzyme that is MOST useful in diagnosing biliary obstruction.

Which of the following lipid measurements does NOT require a fasting blood sample for accurate results?