KROK 1 2018 – Question 57 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A patient suffers from hepatic cirrhosis. What substance excreted in urine should be analyzed to characterize the antitoxic function of liver?
- A. Hippuric acid
- B. Amino acids
- C. Uric acid
- D. Ammonium salts
- E. Creatinine
Hint
Think of the liver's detoxifying conjugation of foreign compounds and which excretory product of that reaction can be measured in urine.
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