KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 38 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has been delivered to a hospital with a provisional diagnosis of progressing muscle dystrophy. This diagnosis can be confirmed by the increased concentration of the following substance found in urine:
- A. Pyruvate
- B. Creatine
- C. Hydroxyproline
- D. Carnosine
- E. Troponin
Hint
Think which compound is normally taken up and stored by skeletal muscle and therefore spills into urine when muscle tissue is destroyed.
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