BCH4024 OC SP25 E3 Q20: A three-year-old boy is brought into…
BCH4024 OC SP25 E3 Q20: A three-year-old boy is brought into the clinic suffering from cardiorespiratory distress following an infection. Previously, the boy was admitted to the hospital in a coma and suffered a cardiac arrest. He was extremely hypoglycemic (low blood glucose) and showed hepatomegaly (enlarged liver). Muscle and liver biopsies contained large amounts of lipids. The diagnosis was a carnitine deficiency. Which of the following statements would be correct based on the carnitine deficiency diagnosis?