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Download KUHS B.Sc Nursing First Year Nutrition And Biochemistry Oct 2024 Question Paper

Download The Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) B.Sc Nursing First Year Nutrition And Biochemistry Oct 2024 Previous Question Paper

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2010 Scheme
Reg. No: .......................
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations
October 2024
Nutrition and Biochemistry

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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
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers

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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
Section A ? Nutrition

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Marks: 50
Essay
(10)
1. Discuss the sources, daily allowances, metabolism, functions and deficiency
manifestation of iron. (1+1+3+3+2)

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Short notes
(5x5=25)
2. Functions of proteins.
3. Assessment of nutritional status
4. Vitamin A deficiency programme

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5. Digestion and absorption of proteins
6. Scurvy
Answer Briefly


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(5x3=15)
7. Preservation of food
8. National Iodine Deficiency Disorder Programme.

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9. Classification of Fa
t
10. Body Mass Inde
x
11. Dehydration.

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Q P Code: 105010
Section B ? Biochemistry
Marks: 25
Essay
(10)

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1. Discuss the steps involved in the formation and utilization of ketone bodies. Add a note
on ketoacidosis
(6+4)
Short notes
(2x5=10)

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2. Structure and functions of immunoglobulin
s
3. Degradation of heme
Define the followin
g

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(5x1=5
)

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4.
Name TWO enzymes elevated in obstructive jaundice.
5. Name the deficiency disorder of thiamine
.
6. Give TWO functions of plasma proteins

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7. Name TWO enzymes used in ELISA
.
8. Give ONE difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cel
l

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