Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2010
Examination of a man who had been working hard under higher temperature of the environment revealed abnormal quantity of blood plasma proteins. What phenomenon is the case?
Answer options
- Dysproteinemia
- Relative hyperproteinemia
- Absolute hyperproteinemia
- Paraproteinemia
- Absolute hypoproteinemia
Correct answer
Relative hyperproteinemia
Explanation
The liver is the primary site for protein synthesis and hence a dysfunction of it will cause hypoproteinemia and in cases of increased synthesis, we have hyperproteinemia. Absolute deals with the primary cause of synthesis of proteins causing either hypoproteinemia or hyperproteinemia which is the liver while in relative, it does not deal with synthesis but rather other causes or pathologies like renal lesions.
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