KROK 1 2023 – Question 129 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 14-year-old patient has a positive nitrogen balance. What is the likely cause of this condition?
- A. Significant physical exertion
- B. Body growth
- C. Starvation
- D. Low-protein diet
- E. Emotional stress
Hint
Positive balance means nitrogen intake exceeds loss; decide which of the listed situations is anabolic and which ones are catabolic.
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