KROK 1 2021 – Question 27 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A patient was brought by an ambulance to the inpatient department. He was provisionally diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. To confirm this diagnosis, it is necessary to measure the activity of a certain enzyme in the patient's blood and urine. Name this enzyme:
- A. Choline esterase
- B. Alpha-amylase
- C. Aspartate transaminase
- D. Lactate dehydrogenase
- E. Alanine transaminase
Hint
Think about which enzyme, measurable in both blood and urine, reflects injury of the exocrine pancreas, and set aside those that mainly signal liver, heart or non-specific tissue damage.
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