KROK 1 2021 – Question 6 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A person has been bitten by a snake, which led to asphyxia and hemoglobin in urine. Erythrocyte hemolysis occurs in blood. Toxic snake venom causes:
- A. Alkalosis development
- B. Acidosis
- C. Lysolecithin formation
- D. Polyuria
- E. Triglyceride formation
Hint
Snake venoms contain phospholipase A₂; consider what this enzyme does to membrane phospholipids and which product acts as a detergent on red cells.
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