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How would the patient's (lactate/pyruvate] ratio compare to the ratio in a normal infant? O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be the same ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be less than the ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be greater than the ratio in a normal infant. eTextbook and Media Anormal patient injected with alanine would experience a o in blood glucose, as the injected alanine enters the liver and becomes a substrate for gluconeogenesis. The glucose produced leaves the liver and enters the bloodstream, which accounts b • blood glucose concentration. The blood glucose concentration of the patient with a pyruvate carboxylase for the deficiency would • .The injected alanine would be successfully converted to pyruvate, but the gluconeogenic pathway could d • further in the absence of pyruvate carboxylase.

How would the patient's (lactate/pyruvate] ratio compare to the ratio in a normal infant? O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be the same ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be less than the ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be greater than the ratio in a normal infant. eTextbook and Media Anormal patient injected with alanine would experience a o in blood glucose, as the injected alanine enters the liver and becomes a substrate for gluconeogenesis. The glucose produced leaves the liver and enters the bloodstream, which accounts b • blood glucose concentration. The blood glucose concentration of the patient with a pyruvate carboxylase for the deficiency would • .The injected alanine would be successfully converted to pyruvate, but the gluconeogenic pathway could d • further in the absence of pyruvate carboxylase.

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A physician diagnoses an infant patient witha pyruvate carboxylase deficiency in part by measuring the patient's blood levels of lactate and pyruvate. How would the patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio compare to the ratio in a normal infant? The patient's [lactate]//pyruvate] ratio would be the same ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate]/[pyruvate] ratio would be less than the ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be greater than the ratio in a normal infant. eTextbook and Media A normal patient injected with alanine would experience a o in blood glucose, as the injected alanine enters the liver and becomes a substrate for gluconeogenesis. The glucose produced leaves the liver and enters the bloodstream, which accounts b • blood glucose concentration. The blood glucose concentration of the patient with a pyruvate carboxylase for the O. The injected alanine would be successfully converted to pyruvate, but the gluconeogenic • further in the absence of pyruvate carboxylase. deficiency would pathway could d
Transcribed Image Text:A physician diagnoses an infant patient witha pyruvate carboxylase deficiency in part by measuring the patient's blood levels of lactate and pyruvate. How would the patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio compare to the ratio in a normal infant? The patient's [lactate]//pyruvate] ratio would be the same ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate]/[pyruvate] ratio would be less than the ratio in a normal infant. O The patient's [lactate/[pyruvate] ratio would be greater than the ratio in a normal infant. eTextbook and Media A normal patient injected with alanine would experience a o in blood glucose, as the injected alanine enters the liver and becomes a substrate for gluconeogenesis. The glucose produced leaves the liver and enters the bloodstream, which accounts b • blood glucose concentration. The blood glucose concentration of the patient with a pyruvate carboxylase for the O. The injected alanine would be successfully converted to pyruvate, but the gluconeogenic • further in the absence of pyruvate carboxylase. deficiency would pathway could d
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