Betty is a 45-year-old woman who has recently been involved in an ...

[nelaaney]

Betty is a 45-year-old woman who has recently been involved in an automobile accident. Her injuries include a broken leg and two broken ribs. What clinical finding would you expect for this patient?
 a. Hyperglycemia b. Decreased cortisol levels
  c. Decreased fluid retention d. Decreased sodium retention

Question 2

Your roommate Demetrius is participating in a weightlifting course and complains of a burning pain during workouts. You explain to Demetrius that the rapid breakdown of glucose in his muscles produces large amounts of pyruvate, which leads to a fall in pH within the muscle and that the muscle responds by converting excess pyruvate to
 a. lactate. b. glycerol.
  c. acetyl CoA. d. amino acids.

[k2629]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a

[nelaaney]

TYSM

[brbarasa]

Excellent