KROK 1 2012 – Question 44 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A child has an acute renal failure. What biochemical factor found in saliva can confirm this diagnosis?
- A. Decrease in glucose concentration
- B. Increase in glucose concentration
- C. Increase in concentration of higher fatty acids
- D. Decrease in nucleic acid concentration
- E. Increase in urea concentration
Hint
Think about which retained waste product of protein metabolism spills over into other body fluids, saliva included, when renal excretion fails.
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