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ChapterBiochemistry Nutrition and Metabolism

Protein Quality and Nitrogen Balance

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1

Protein metabolism after trauma is characterized by the following except:

AIncreased liver gluconeogenesis

BIncreased urinary nitrogen loss

CHepatic synthesis of acute phase reactants

DInhibition of skeletal muscle breakdown by interleukin 1 and tumour necrosis factor

2

In which of the following conditions is protein catabolism MOST increased?

ABurns

BSurgery

CStarvation

DFever

3

Which of the following is NOT a finding within 24 hours of starvation in a 19-year-old patient with Anorexia Nervosa?

ADecrease in serum proteins

BDecrease in glycogen

CIncrease in free fatty acids

DIncrease in ketone bodies

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