Answer to Question #341120 in Biochemistry for Bertha

Question

A 59yr old man, Koosei was admitted unconscious to the emergency room from a local bar days after DNA tests revealed he was not the biological father of his 6 children. The bartender revealed that he is able to eat only a half-ball of kenkey and black pepper and drinks lots of Oyaw Bitters. Lab result: Test Result Interpretation Blood alcohol 550mg/dl high Plasma Glucose 50mg/dl low Blood lactate 8mmol/L high Blood pH 7.21 low

(i) Give a diagnosis of the clinical condition based on the lab findings. (4mks)

(ii) State the biochemical basis for each of these four (4) results? (8mks)

(iii) Name two (2) biochemical pathways which will be affected in this condition? (4mks)

(iv) How will these pathways be affected? (4mks)

Answer 1

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