KROK 1 2023 – Question 57 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A man was hospitalized with provisional diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. What enzyme activity must be measured in the patient’s blood and urine to confirm this diagnosis?
- A. ALT
- B. α-amylase
- C. AST
- D. Cholinesterase
- E. Lactate dehydrogenase
Hint
Think about the digestive enzyme made by the exocrine pancreas that leaks into the blood and is filtered into the urine when acinar cells are damaged.
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