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Vaginosis with “fishy odor”
Gardnerella vaginalis
What to add to Gardnerella vaginosis for “whiff test”?
Potassium hydroxide
Primary tx for bacterial vagninosis?
PO metronidazole
Vaginosis with clue cells?
Gardnerella vaginalis
Does Gardnerella vagonsis have vaginal inflammation?
No
Tryptophan is a precursor to what B vitamin?
Niacin (B3)
What are two possible symptoms of Hartnup disease?
Photosensitivity
Pellagra-like rashes
What types of amino acids are lost in Hartnup disease aminoaciduria?
Neutral amino acids
alanine, serine, threonine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, histindine
What amino acids are not lost in Hartnup aminoaciduria?
Proline
Hydroxyproline
Arginine
What do you use to treat Hartnup disease?
Nicotinic acid
Nicotinamide
High protein diet