KROK 1 2012 – Question 46 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
After severe viral hepatitis a 4 year old boy presents with vomiting, occasional loss of consciousness, convulsions. Blood test revealed hyperammoniemia. Such condition is caused by a disorder of the following biochemical hepatic process:
- A. Activation of amino acid decarboxylation
- B. Protein synthesis inhibition
- C. Disorder of biogenic amines neutralization
- D. Disorder of ammonia neutralization
- E. Inhibition of transamination enzymes
Hint
Ask which normal detoxifying function of the liver is lost when the metabolite raised in this blood test cannot be cleared, producing neurological symptoms.
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