KROK 1 2008 – Question 109 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient being treated for viral hepatitis type B got symptoms of hepatic insufficiency. What blood changes indicative of protein metabolism disorder will be observed in this case?
- A. Absolute hyperfibrinogenemia
- B. Proteinic blood composition unchanged
- C. Absolute hyperglobulinemia
- D. Absolute hypoalbuminemia
- E. Absolute hyperalbuminemia
Hint
Consider the main plasma protein fraction produced exclusively by hepatocytes and how its level changes when the liver's synthetic function fails.
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