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DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2009

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    Inadequate protein intake leads to kwashiorkor. The subsequent edema is most  closely related to inadequate synthesis of which protein?

    A)  Gamma globulin

    B)  Glucagon

    C)  Insulin          

    D)  Albumin

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Kwashiorkor, a disease of protein malnutrition, causes low levels of blood proteins (serum albumins), which cause poor return of tissue fluid through capillaries. It leads to the swelling of tissues through increase of its tissue fluid which results into oedema.


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