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Download KUHS B.Sc Nursing First Year Nutrition And Biochemistry Oct 2023 Question Paper

Download The Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) B.Sc Nursing First Year Nutrition And Biochemistry Oct 2023 Previous Question Paper

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2010 Scheme
Reg. No: .......................
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations
October 2023

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Nutrition and Biochemistry
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 75
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between
answers ? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space

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Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers
Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary
Write section A (32 Pages) and section B (32 Pages) in separate answer books. Do not mix up
questions from section A and section B.
Q P Code: 104010

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Section A ? Nutrition
Marks: 50
Essay
(10)
1. Enlist sources, functions and deficiency of thiamine

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(2+3+5)
Short notes
(5x5=25)
2. Discuss role of nutrition in maintaining health
3. Water balance

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4. Explain moist heat methods of cooking
5. Dietary source and functions of potassium
6. Principles of menu planning
Answer Briefly

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(5x3=15)
7. List dietary sources of protein

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8. Classification of lipids
9. Body mass index
10. List the functions of carbohydrates
11. Integrated Child Development Scheme
Q P Code: 105010

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Section B ? Biochemistry
Marks: 25
Essay
(10)
1. Describe the formation and utilization of ketone bodies. Add a note on diabetic

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ketoacidosis
(5+5)
Short notes
(2x5=10)
2. Discuss the causes and laboratory findings in metabolic acidosis

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3. Write about diagnostic and therapeutic applications of enzymes
Define the following



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(5x1=5)
4. Bence-Jones protein
5. Mention two clinical conditions associated with deficiency of vitamin B1
6. Name two tests to assess the synthetic function of liver
7. What are heteropolysaccharides. Name the heteropolysaccharide that acts as

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anticoagulant
8. What is the normal serum calcium level. Write any two functions of calcium
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