KROK 1 2008 – Question 34 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 65 year old man suffering from gout complains of kidney pain. Ultrasound examination revealed renal calculi. The most probable cause of calculi formation is the strengthened concentration of the following substance:
- A. Bilirubin
- B. Cholesterol
- C. Cystine
- D. Uric acid
- E. Urea
Hint
Gout is a disorder of purine breakdown, so consider which poorly soluble end product of that pathway crystallises in acidic urine and forms stones.
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