Nitrogen Balance — MCQs

Protein metabolism after trauma is characterized by the following except:

Positive nitrogen balance is seen in -

In starvation, nitrogen is primarily carried from muscle to liver and kidney by which amino acid?

Acid-base imbalance is suspected in a patient. Which of the following parameters would you use for initial determination of acid-base status?

Glutamine is increased in CSF, blood & urine WITHOUT elevated orotic acid in which defect:

What is the Net Protein Utilization (NPU) for eggs?

Assertion: In a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and metabolic acidosis, sodium bicarbonate should be initiated to correct acidosis. Reason: Sodium bicarbonate therapy reduces the progression of kidney disease by decreasing tubular injury and slowing fibrosis.

Calculate net filtration pressure with the following data: PGC = 42 mm Hg, πGC = 12 mm Hg, PBC = 16 mm Hg. Assume that no proteins were filtered.

A 32-year-old male is on a weight-maintenance diet, so he does not want to lose or gain any weight. Which amino acid must be present in the diet to prevent the patient from going into a negative nitrogen balance?

For the conversion of aspartate to asparagine, nitrogen comes from which source?