Protein

Essential amino acids are:

• The only amino acids that the body needs

• The amino acids that the body can synthesize endogenously

• The amino acids that must be taken in exogenously via the diet

• All amino acids are essential amino acids

Which of the following would the nurse expect to see when reviewing the labs for a patient with liver disease?

• elevated aminotransferases (AST/ALT) and prolonged bleeding times (PTT/PT)

• low levels of aminotransferases (AST/ALT) and prolonged bleeding times (PTT/PT)

• elevated aminotransferases (AST/ALT) and decreased bleeding times (PTT/PT)

• low levels of aminotransferases (AST/ALT) and decreased bleeding times (PTT/PT)

Which of the following represents an amino group?

• COOH

• NH2

• C6H12O6

• CH3

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Elevated levels of urea (as evidenced by an elevated BUN level) would cause the nurse to suspect that there is a problem with the function of which organ?

• pancreas

• gallbladder

• kidney

• small intestine

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What clinical manifestation would one expect to see as a consequence of elevated ammonia levels in the blood?

• hematuria

• seizures and coma

• dysphagia

• dyspepsia

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Persons with liver disease may require which adjustment to their protein intake?

• Need to increase protein intake

• Need to decrease protein intake

• There is no need to adjust protein intake

Which of the following enzymes breaks down dietary protein into polypeptides?

• polymerase

• amylase

• lipase

• pepsin

The purpose of transamination

• to increase levels of ammonia in the blood

• to synthesize essential amino acids

• to synthesize nonessential amino acids

Healthy adults should be in a state of:

• negative nitrogen balance

• positive nitrogen balance

• neutral nitrogen balance

Protein synthesis is:

• catabolic

• anabolic

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