Biochemistry
Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781319114671
Author: Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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A client was hospitalized with a foot wound that was healing poorly. The wound was the result of a burn from bathwater that was too hot. The patient also had angina and kidney problems. This spectrum of symptoms can best be explained by which of the following?

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Excess intake of vitamin C


Glycation of proteins


Unrecognized Celiac disease


Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Vitamins and minerals play important role in growth and maintenance of health. There are some diseases which cause Malabsorption. Malabsorption is the condition in which small intestine is not able to absorb nutrients. Vitamins play important roles processes like wound healing, hemoglobin metabolism, lipid metabolism, hormone synthesis and so on. So, malabsorption can lead to the deficiency of important vitamins and minerals, which ultimately impair some processes which depend on the deficient vitamin. 

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