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Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)

question 1 of 1 course: Biomedical Science(Degree)
question 1 of 1 course: Biomedical Science(Degree)

Q: What is the term for severe protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema and a swollen belly?

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True. Allopurinol and its active metabolite alloxanthine are competitive inhibitors of xanthine oxidase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid, so inhibition decreases serum uric acid levels.

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True. Allopurinol and its active metabolite alloxanthine are competitive inhibitors of xanthine oxidase. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid, so inhibition decreases serum uric acid levels.

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