Which of the following is NOT among the characteristics of phenylketonuria?
a. It is a single-gene disorder
b. It leads to a dietary requirement for tyrosine
c. It is treated by total elimination of dietary phenylalanine
d. It results in mental retardation unless treatment is started in infancy
c
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Mr. Stanley Edward, a 58-year-old African American male, was admitted to the emergency room of the medical center upon being found unconscious in his car in a parking lot and resuscitated. His history was obtained by contacting his daughter. The patient presents with:
• end-stage adenocarcinoma of the gastroestophageal juncture. • chronic malnutrition and significant weight loss × 1 year. Low BMI, loss of muscle, loss of subcutaneous fat, bitemporal wasting. • acute pancreatitis with intractable vomiting. Medical Hx: Hypertension; S/P stroke @ age 56; cataract surgery. Meds: antilipemic medication, antihypertensive medication. Hx: Lifelong chain smoker (2 packs per day); alcohol abuse since his late 20s. Ht: 5'8". Admission Wt: 107 lbs. Usual Wt, 1 year ago: 170 lbs. Social Hx: Lives alone; cooks and shops for himself despite illness. Dietary Hx: Previously followed a low-cholesterol, low-sodium, high-potassium diet. Mr. Edward is not being actively treated for cancer at his request. Plan is to keep Mr. Edward NPO and place a peripheral line for hydration and nutrition support. Mr. Edward's blood glucose level rises to 350 mg/dL. What will the health care team likely do about this? a. nothing; this is acceptable for a patient receiving TPN b. taper off his lipids infusion c. stop his TPN infusion entirely d. infuse insulin with his TPN
The categories of carbohydrate are:?
A) high quality and low quality. B) essential and nonessential. C) soluble and insoluble. D) simple and complex.
The Clostridium botulinum bacterium is an aerobic microbe
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The coenzyme forms of niacin include
A. FAD and FMN. B. NAD and NADP. C. ATP and FAD. D. nicotinic acid and nicotinamide.