THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY 



EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 



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Senior 



CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF URIN. 



Spring, 19 1 4. 



1. What observations and physical 

 tests are made in the examination of 

 urin? Outline two methods of deter- 

 mination of its density. What is the 

 usual reaction of fresh urin? 



2. What are the solids of normal 

 urin mainly composed of? How can 

 total solids be most accurately deter- 

 mined? 



3. What are the sources of inaccu- 

 racy in the hypobromite method for 

 urea? Name another method of deter- 

 mination which can be employed. 



4. In what form is uric acid present 

 in a clear sample of urin? How is the 

 amount of acid determined? How is 

 the free acid identified? 



5. Describe the reactions which a 

 sample of urin containing glucose gives 

 when heated: (a) with alkaline cop- 

 per tartrate, (b) with methylene blue 

 soln., (c) with phenylhydrazine hydro- 

 chloride and an alkali acetate. 



6. In the volumetric determination 

 of sugar were used : alkaline copper 

 tartrate solution, 15 cc, urin mixed 

 with an equal volume of water, 12.8 

 cc. Calculate the quantity (g) of 

 sugar per 100 cc. also (gr.) in i tl. 

 ounce. Of the V. S. 10 cc.=o.o5 §■- 

 sugar. 



7. ( )utline the volumetric determina- 

 tion of total phosphates. When is the 

 titration ended? How is the amount 

 of the alkali phosphates found? 



8. What is the average amount of 

 NaCl in urin? Which method of titra- 

 tion of chlorides is to be preferred? 

 Why? Is the centrifugal method 

 equally accurate? 



9. How is the presence or absence of 

 albumin established? Name other re- 

 agents for albumin. Is the Esbach's 

 method for albumin an accurate one? 

 Why ? 



10. State how you would identify 

 the following in urin : bile acids, ace- 

 tone, indoxyl sulfonic acid. What is 

 the diazo reaction of urin? 



Senior 



PHARMACY. 



Spring, 1914. 



1. Name five official galenicals con- 

 taining camphor. 



2. Give a brief outline of the official 

 process for preparing each of the fol- 

 lowing: (a) Tincture of ipecac and 

 opium, (b) Vinegar of squill, (c) Di- 

 luted hydrocyanic acid, (d) Glycerite 

 of tannic acid. 



3. Why is acetic acid employed in 

 the preparation of official syrup of 

 ipecac? 



4. Name all substances used in pre- 

 paring: (a) Aromatic powder, (b) 

 Blue ointment, (c) Churchill's tincture 

 of iodine, (d) Dobell's solution. 



5. State why oleic acid is used in the 

 preparation of volatile liniment. 



6. Name two official tinctures in the 

 manufacture of which the drug is ex- 

 tracted by alternate maceration and 

 expression. 



7. State how quinine can be distin- 

 guished from morphine l)y chemical 

 means. 



