KROK 1 2010 – Question 41 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A patient suffers from hepatocirrhosis. State of antitoxic liver function can be characterized by examination of the following substance excreted by urine:
- A. Creatinine
- B. Hippuric acid
- C. Ammonium salts
- D. Amino acids
- E. Uric acid
Hint
Think about a substance that the liver must conjugate in order to detoxify it, so that how much of the product appears in urine mirrors the organ's detoxifying capacity.
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