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An alcoholic patient developed a pancreatis that affected his exocrine function. He exhibited discomfort after eating a high-carbohydrate meal. The patient most likely had a reduced ability to digest which of the following?
starch lactose fiber sucrose maltose |
starch
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a type 1 diabetic neglects to take his insulin injections while on weekend vacation. Cells of which tissue would be most greatly affected by this mistake?
brain liver muscle red blood cells pancrease |
muscle cells
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The degradation of glycogen normally produces which of the following?
1. more glucose than glu-1-P 2. more glu-1-P than glucose 3. equal amounts of glucose and glu-1-P 4. neither glucose or glu-1-P 5. only glu-1-P |
2. more glu-1-P than glucose
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A patient diagnosed with thiamine deficiency exhibited fatigue and muscle cramps. The muscle cramps have been related to an accumulation of metabolic acids. which of the following metabolic acids is most likely to accumulate in this patient?
isocitrate pyruvate succinate malate oxaloacetate |
pyruvate
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A newborn is diagnosed with neonatal jaundice. In this patient, the bilirubin produced lacks which of the following carbohydrates?
glucose mannose glucuronate galactose galactitol |
glucuronate
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A breast-fed infant begins to vomit frequently and lose weight. Several days later she is jaundiced, her liver is enlarged and cataracts are noticed in her lenses. The symptoms are most likely caused by a deficiency of?
galactose 1-P uridyltransferase lactase glucose-6-phosphatase galactokinase aldolase B |
galactose 1-P uridyltransferase
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A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus takes an insulin injection just before dinner but is then distracted and does not eat. Approximately 3 hours later, the patient becomes shaky, sweaty and confused. These symptoms have occured because of which of the following?
1. increased glucagon release from the pancreas. 2. decreased glucagon release from the pancreas. 3. high blood glucose levels 4. low blood glucose levels 5. elevated ketone body levels |
3. high blood glucose levels
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which of the following organs has the highest demand for glucose as a fuel?
brain liver muscle (skeletal) heart pancreas |
brain
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caffeine is a potent inhibitor of cAMP phosphodiesterase. Which of the following consequences would you expect to occur int he liver after drinking 2 cups of strong expresso coffee?
1. A prolonged response to insulin 2. A prolonged response to glucagon 3. An inhibition of protein kinase A 4. An enhancement of glycolytic activity 5. A reduced rate of glucose export to the circulation |
2. A prolonged response to glucagon
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