KROK 1 2016 – Question 150 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A therapeutist has an appointment with a 40-year-old patient complaining of recurrent pain attacks in his hallux joints and their swelling. Urine analysis revealed its marked acidity and pink color. What substances can cause such changes in urine?
- A. Calcium phosphate
- B. Ammonium salts
- C. Chlorides
- D. Magnesium sulfate
- E. Uric acid salt
Hint
Connect the recurrent attacks in the big toe with a disorder of purine metabolism, then ask which solutes are poorly soluble at low urinary pH.
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