Question

Ranga has a fluffy face and swollen legs. He has difficulty in eating and frequently suffers from diarrhoea. What is the disease he is suffering from and what is the nutrient which is deficient?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Anaemia is the answer....

Answer 2

The person is suffering from edema and the nutrition which is most commonly deficient in patients of edema is albumin.

Explanation:

• Albumin is one of the total which is synthesized in the liver.

• Albumin helps in maintenance of the osmotic balance in the body. As a result of this there is a balance between the extravascular and intravascular component in terms of the amount of water.

• however as albumin decreased there is accumulation of a large amount of water in the face and the legs due to which it seems fallen. This may occur due to loss of significant amount of protein from the body due to diarrhoea.

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