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BCHM 270 – DISEASES Test 1 Test PREPWITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Hypoglycemia & 4 types - =- blood glucose deficiency
- CNS symptoms
Adrenergic (increase catecholamines)
Neuroglycopenic (decrease brain glucose)
insulin-induced/postprandial/fasting/alcohol-related
acute pancreatitis - =Nitrogen Metabolism
- obstruction of pancreatic ducts
- block pancreatic secretions
- zymogens converted to active form in pancreas (instead of intestine)
Cystinuria - =Nitrogen Metabolism
- defective basic AA transporter (CAOL)
- can't be reabsorbed by the kidney
- excreted in urine
- stones form
Hyperammonemia - =Ammonia/Urea cycle
- neurotoxic to CNS
- coma, death
- CPS 1 defect
MSUD - =AA metabolism
, - BCKD deficiency
- increased BCAAs
- reduce protein in diet (treatment)
PKU - =AA metabolism
- Phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme deficiency
- required to metabolize Phe/Tyr
- increased Phe in blood/tissue/urine
- low-Phe diet
- mental retardation
Albinism - =AA Metabolism
- Tyrosine metabolism defect
- Melanin production deficiency
- absence of pigmentation
Jaundice - =AA (Heme)
- yellow colour
- Bilirubin increase
- RBC destruction, liver dysfunction, bile defect
Gout - =Nucleotide metabolism
- Hyperuricemia
- overproduciton of uric acid
- too many high Purine foods
- arthritis in one joint
Treat = Allopurinol (inhibit Xanthine oxidase)
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