BCH4024 OC F25 E2 Q18: A patient presents with hypoglycemia…

BCH4024 OC F25 E2 Q18: A patient presents with hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) during fasting. Lab results show elevated pyruvate and lactate, and low glucose. Which enzyme deficiency would most directly impair the conversion of pyruvate into glucose and results in the patient presentation and lab results?

Questions 20 & 21 are based on the following case scenario:…

Questions 20 & 21 are based on the following case scenario: A 3-year-old child with a known glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is treated with antimalarial drugs. Shortly after, she develop jaundice and fatigue. BCH4024 OC F25 E2 Q20: What is the most likely cause of her symptoms?