Protein metabolism after trauma is characterized by the following except:
AIncreased liver gluconeogenesis
BIncreased urinary nitrogen loss
CHepatic synthesis of acute phase reactants
DInhibition of skeletal muscle breakdown by interleukin 1 and tumour necrosis factor
In which of the following conditions is protein catabolism MOST increased?
ABurns
BSurgery
CStarvation
DFever
Which of the following is NOT a finding within 24 hours of starvation in a 19-year-old patient with Anorexia Nervosa?
ADecrease in serum proteins
BDecrease in glycogen
CIncrease in free fatty acids
DIncrease in ketone bodies
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