At the end of your class presentation on Acute Malnutrition, a student asks you to clarify how the rapid onset of malnutrition occurs in kwashiorkor. How should you respond?
a. It is the result of an inborn error of metabolism.
b. It is usually synchronized with the drought season in each respective country.
c. It is typically seen in patients who are 2-5 years old due to the sudden change in diet arising from their dislike for breast milk as they grow older.
d. It is typically seen in patients after weaning due to the sudden change in diet arising from their being weaned from breast milk after the birth of a sibling.
e. It occurs when the family's finances are no longer able to afford food for all family members.
Question 2
What is lactadherin?
a. An iron-binding protein in breast milk
b. A vitamin D-binding protein in breast milk
c. A breast milk protein that inactivates a GI virus that causes diarrhea
d. A protein supplement to infant formulas that simulates the digestibility properties of alpha-lactalbumin
e. A protein that promotes epidermal growth
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