KROK 1 2008 – Question 81 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A chemical burn caused esophagus stenosis. Difficulty of ingestion led to the abrupt loss of weight. In blood: erythrocytes - 3.0 · 10¹²/l, Hb - 106 g/l, crude protein - 57 g/l. What type of starvation is it?
- A. Proteinic
- B. Water
- C. Incomplete
- D. Complete
- E. Absolute
Hint
Decide whether food and water are completely absent, or whether intake is merely reduced below the body's needs by a mechanical obstacle, and whether a single nutrient is selectively lacking.
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