Description : Pyridoxine deficiency can be diagnosed by measuring urinary excretion of (A) Pyruvic acid (B) Oxaloacetic acid (C) Xanthurenic acid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Xanthurenic acid
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency can be diagnosed by measuring the urinary excretion of xanthurenic acid following a test dose of (A) Glycine (B) Histidine (C) Tryptophan (D) Pyridoxine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Laboratory diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency can be made by measuring the urinary excretion of (A) Xanthurenic acid (B) Formiminoglutamic acid (C) Methylmalonic acid (D) Homogentisic acid
Description : A biochemical indication of vitamin B12 deficiency can be obtained by measuring the urinary excretion of (A) Pyruvic acid (B) Malic acid (C) Methyl malonic acid (D) Urocanic acid
Description : All the following are true about phenylketonuria except (A) Deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Mental retardation (C) Increased urinary excretion of p-hydroxyphenyl pyruvic acid (D) Decrease serotonin formation
Description : Folic acid deficiency can be diagnosed by increased urinary excretion of (A) Methylmalonate (B) Figlu (C) Cystathionine (D) Creatinine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Vitamin B12 deficiency can be diagnosed by urinary excretion of (A) Pyruvate (B) Methylmalonate (C) Malate (D) Lactate
Description : Aspartate amino transferase uses the following for transamination: (A) Glutamic acid and pyruvic acid (B) Glutamic acid and oxaloacetic acid (C) Aspartic acid and pyruvic acid (D) aspartic acid and keto adipic acid
Description : This abnormal metabolite may be responsible for the neurological manifestation of pernicious anemia. (A) Taurine (B) Methyl malonic acid (C) Xanthurenic acid (D) Phenyl pyruvic acid
Description : Tricarboxylic acid cycle to be continuous requires the regeneration of (A) Pyruvic acid (B) oxaloacetic acid (C) α-oxoglutaric acid (D) Malic acid
Last Answer : B
Description : Increased urinary excretion of orotic acid can occur in deficiency of (A) Orotate phosphoribosyl transferase (B) OMP decarboxylase (C) Mitochondrial ornithine transcarbamoylase (D) Any of the above
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : An early diagnosis of vitamin C deficiency can be made by (A) Measuring plasma ascorbic acid (B) Measuring urinary ascorbic acid (C) Ascorbic acid saturation test (D) All of these
Description : ‘Xanthurenic acid index’ is a reliable criterion for the deficiency of the vitamin (A) Pyridoxal (B) Thiamin (C) Pantothenic acid (D) Cobalamin
Last Answer : Answer : A
Last Answer : (A) Pyridoxal
Description : All of the following statements about allopurinol are true except (A) It is a structural analogue of uric acid (B) It can prevent uric acid stones in the kidneys (C) It increases the urinary excretion of xanthine and hypoxanthine (D) It is a competitive inhibitor of xanthine oxidase
Description : All of the following statements about primary gout are true except (A) Uric acid stones may be formed in kidneys (B) Arthritis of small joints occurs commonly (C) Urinary excretion of uric acid is decreased (D) It occurs predominantly in males
Description : Urinary excretion of vanillyl madelic acid is increased in (A) Phaeochromocytoma (B) Cushing’s syndrome (C) Carcinoid syndrome (D) Aldosteronism
Description : A characteristic of pheochromocytoma is elevated urinary excretion of (A) Dopamine (B) Tyrosine (C) Vinylmandelic acid (D) Phenylalanine
Description : During deficiency of thiamine the concentration of the following compound rises in blood and intracellular fluid: (A) Glycogen (B) Sugar (C) Amino acids (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : Concentration of pyruvic acid and lactic acid in blood is increased due to deficiency of the vitamin (A) Thiamin (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Pantothenic acid
Description : Infant i le convu ls ions due to lesser formation of gamma amino butyric acid from glutamic acid is seen in the deficiency of (A) Glutamate-dehydrogenase (B) Pyridoxine (C) Folic acid (D) Thiamin
Description : Vitamin deficiency that causes fatty liver includes all except (A) Vitamin E (B) Pyridoxine (C) Retionic acid (D) Pantothenic acid
Description : Convulsive episodes occur when there is a severe deficiency of: (A) Pyridoxine (B) Folic acid (C) Thiamine (D) Riboflavin
Description : Convulsive episodes occur when there is a severe deficiency of (A) Pyridoxine (B) Folic acid (C) Thiamine (D) Riboflavin
Description : Anaemia can occur due to the deficiency of all the following except (A) Thiamin (B) Pyridoxine (C) Folic acid (D) Cyanocobalamin
Description : ‘Burn ing foot syndrome’ has been ascribed to the deficiency of (A) Pantothenic acid (B) Thiamin (C) Cobalamin (D) Pyridoxine
Description : Pellagra is caused due to the deficiency of (A) Ascorbic acid (B) Pantothenic acid (C) Pyridoxine (D) Niacin
Description : Magenta tongue is found in the deficiency of the vitamin (A) Riboflavin (B) Thiamin (C) Nicotinic acid (D) Pyridoxine
Description : Which of the following is true concerning a 68 year old male with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with type IV renal tubal acidosis? 1) Aminoaciduria would be expected. 2) Fludrocortisone treatment is effective ... 4) Increased urinary bicarbonate would be expected. 5) Normal renal handling of K+ and H+
Last Answer : Answers-2 H+ secretion, sodium reabsorption and ammonia production diminishes. RTA 4 is in effect hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism or failure of aldosterone action and thus helped treated with ... particularly. Aminoaciduria and increased urine bicarbonate are features of RTA types 1 and 2.
Description : In case of wilson’s disease, the features include all of the following except (A) Progressive hepatic cirrhosis (B) Keyser Fleisher ring (C) Aminoaciduria (D) Urinary excretion of Cu is decreased
Description : Daily urinary urobilinogen excretion in adult men is (A) 0–4 mg (B) 5–8 mg (C) 9–12 mg (D) 13–20 mg
Description : Pentosuria is a rare hereditary disease is characterized by increased urinary excretion of (A) L-xylulose (B) Xylitol (C) Xylulose 5-phosphate (D) Ribose 5-phosphate
Description : In glycinuria daily urinary excretion of glycine ranges from (A) 100–200 mg (B) 300–500 mg (C) 600–1000 mg (D) 1100–1400 mg
Description : All the following statements about phenylketonuria are correct except (A) Phenylalanine cannot be converted into tyrosine (B) Urinary excretion of phenylpyruvate and phenyllactate is increased (C) It ... diet (D) It leads to decreased synthesis of thyroid hormones, catecholamines and melanin
Description : Which of the following is a characteristic feature of acute intermittent porphyria? 1) autosomal recessive inheritance 2) excessive faecal protoporphyrin excretion 3) excessive urinary porphobilinigoen between acute attacks 4) hypernatraemia during attacks 5) photosensitivity
Last Answer : Answers-3 Features of acute intermittent porphyria include urinary porphobilinogen excretion raised between attacks, hyponatraemia during an acute attack and autosomal dominant inheritance.
Description : A 53-year-old man presented with hypertension of 150/110 mmHg. He is generally asymptomatic and has no previous medical history of note. He is a smoker of 5 cigarettes daily and drinks ... Adrenocortical adenoma 2) Bartter's syndrome 3) Liddle's syndrome 4) Liquorice ingestion 5) Pheochromocytoma
Last Answer : Answers-1 This patient is most likely to have Conn's syndrome as reflected by the hypokalaemic hypertension. Liquorice ingestion or Liddle's syndrome are again possible causes of ... hypertension (often diastolic hypertension), muscular weakness, paresthesias, headache, polyuria, and polydipsia."
Description : Which of the following vitamin act as a respiratory catalyst? (A) B2 (B) Pyridoxine (C) B12 (D) C VITAMINS 133
Description : The sulphur containing vitamins among the following B Vitamin is (A) Thiamine (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Pyridoxine
Description : The sulphur-containing vitamins among the following B-Vitamin is (A) Thiamine (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Pyridoxine
Description : Transketolase activity is affected in (A) Bitoin deficiency (B) Pyridoxine deficiency (C) PABA deficiency (D) Thiamine deficiency
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Hypochromic microcytic anemia (D) Pernicious anemia
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency may lead to convulsions as it is needed for the synthesis of (A) GABA (B) PABA (C) EFA (D) SAM
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency leads to (A) Megaloblastic anemia (B) Aplastic anemia (C) Hypochromic microcytic anemia (D) Permicious anemia
Description : Transketolase activity is affected in (A) Biotin deficiency (B) Pyridoxine deficiency (C) PABA deficiency (D) Thiamine deficiency
Last Answer : (D) Pyruvic acid
Last Answer : (A) Thiamin
Description : Pernicious anaemia in humans is caused by the deficiency of (a) Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) (b) Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) (c) Thiamine (Vitamin B1) (d) Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5)
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Last Answer : (A) Pyridoxine
Description : ‘Burning foot syndrome’ has been ascribed to the deficiency of (A) Pantothenic acid (B) Thiamin (C) Cobalamin (D) Pyridoxine
Last Answer : (A) Pantothenic acid
Last Answer : (A) Riboflavin