Author Question: Betty is a 45-year-old woman who has recently been involved in an automobile accident. Her injuries ... (Read 146 times)

nelaaney · **on:** Aug 21, 2018

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.