KROK 1 2012 – Question 176 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Toxic affection of liver results in dysfunction of protein synthesis. It is usually accompanied by the following kind of dysproteinemia:
- A. Paraproteinemia
- B. Relative hyperproteinemia
- C. Absolute hyperproteinemia
- D. Absolute hypoproteinemia
- E. Relative hypoproteinemia
Hint
Consider which organ makes most plasma proteins, and whether damage to it changes the true protein mass of the body or only the concentration through shifts of water.
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