KROK 1 2016 – Question 11 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 15-year-old boy has been diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis. What blood value should be determined to confirm acute affection of hepatic cells?
- A. Erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR)
- B. Unconjugated and conjugated bilirubin content
- C. Protein fraction content
- D. Cholesterol content
- E. Aminotransferase activity (AST, ALT)
Hint
Think about what leaks out of a hepatocyte into the blood when its membrane is injured, and how that leakage can be measured.
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