Study Set Content:
Hidden edema may mask weight loss
Kwashiorkor
Obvious muscle wasting
Marasmus
Some loss of fat
Kwashiorkor
Severe loss of subcutaneous fat
Marasmus
Severe malnutrition
Marasmus
Mental changes present quite apathetic
Marasmus
Irritable, apathetic and moaning
Kwashiorkor
Edema over legs, arms and face
Kwashiorkor
No skin changes
Marasmus
Less hair changes
Marasmus
Skin changes:Flaky paint dermatosis
Kwashiorkor
Hair changes: Sparse, sliky, easily pluckable
Kwashiorkor
No organomegaly
Marasmus
Hepatomegaly + Low albumin, urea/creatinine
Kwashiorkor
Good appetite
Marasmus
History of loose stools+
Marasmus
Poor appetite
Kwashiorkor
History of diarrhea+
Kwashiorkor
from the two sources mentioned above combine together in the liver mitochondria
CO2 from bicarbonate and NH4
1. CO2 from bicarbonate and NH4 from the two sources mentioned above combine together in the liver mitochondria to form
carbamoyl phosphate
