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vinney12

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Arrange the normal process of protein metabolism. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
 
  a. Protein enters the blood stream
  b. Excreted by kidney
  c. Portal vein delivers blood to the liver
  d. Conversion to urea
  e. Ammonia produced in the bowel

Question 2

The tumor marker that is elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer is______.
 
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shaquita

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A, E, C, D, B

Protein products enter the blood stream and are changed in the bowel to ammonia; the products then pass through the portal vein to the liver where the ammonia is converted to urea, which is then excreted by the kidneys.

Answer to Question 2

CA19-9

The tumor marker CA19-9 is elevated in the presence of pancreatic cancer.


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