KROK 1 2016 – Question 190 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with diabetes mellitus suffers from persistently nonhealing surgical wound, which is a sign of disrupted tissue trophism. What is the cause of such disorder?
- A. Disruption of protein regulation
- B. Hypoglycemia
- C. Increased lipid catabolism
- D. Anemia metabolism
- E. Ketonemia
Hint
Think about what insulin deficiency does to the supply of building material for new connective tissue, and ask which change is the direct cause rather than an accompanying finding.
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