Brain Metabolism and Ketone Bodies — MCQs

Organ that can utilize glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies is:

Liver produces ketones but cannot use it due to the deficiency of which of the following enzyme?

Which of the following deficiencies is most directly associated with the development of Wernicke's encephalopathy?

Metabolic changes seen in starvation include all of the following except?

Which of the following is active in dephosphorylated state?

Energy source used by brain in later days of starvation is

Ketone body formation without glycosuria is seen in ?

Which of the following is a direct cause of ketosis in a patient with Von Gierke's disease?

Which ketone body is primarily responsible for the metabolic acidosis seen in diabetic ketoacidosis?

In type I diabetes, which of the following is the MOST characteristic metabolic change that distinguishes it from type II diabetes:-