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Q04 - A 6-year-old boy with short stature

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Addicudo
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02/27/05 - 09:28 AM

A 6-year-old boy with short stature and delayed boneage is started on recombinant growth hormonetherapy. Which of the following laboratory findingsin serum is most likely after 3 months of therapy?
(A)Decreased insulin-like growth factor 1 con-centration
(B)Increased alkaline phosphatase activity
(C)Increased calcium concentration
(D)Increased phosphorus concentration
(E)Increased urea nitrogen (BUN) concentra-tion1

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02/27/05 - 01:13 PM

(B)Increased alkaline phosphatase activity

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02/27/05 - 02:42 PM

(B)Increased alkaline phosphatase activity

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02/27/05 - 09:05 PM

Humm ... But y is there an increase in alkaline phosptase activity .. ?

Aint alkaliine phosptase increased when there is an increase in the osteoclast activity ?

Need an eXplanation for the answer !

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02/28/05 - 12:30 AM

it is a marker of osbteoblast activity

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02/28/05 - 04:00 AM

humm ..

... HOW COULD I DO THIS TO MYSELF !!!

Brain has its oWn rules of perception!

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