KROK 1 2010 – Question 141 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Patients who suffer from severe diabetes and don’t receive insulin have metabolic acidosis. This is caused by increased concentration of the following metabolites:
- A. Cholesterol
- B. Fatty acids
- C. Unsaturated fatty acids
- D. Triacylglycerols
- E. Ketone bodies
Hint
Think about which acidic end-products the liver generates when it burns lipid fuel at a high rate while glucose cannot be used.
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