Chemical Pathology: Metabolic disorders Flashcards
Metabolic Disorders:
Which diseases are screened in the “Guthrie” blood spot test?
Metabolic Disorders:
What is the outcome and screening test for Phenylketonuria?
Metabolic Disorders:
What is the outcome and screening test for Congenital Hypothyroidism?
Metabolic Disorders:
What is the outcome and screening test for Cystic Fibrosis?
Metabolic Disorders:
What is the outcome and screening test for Medium Chain Acyl CoA dehydrogenase Deficiency?
Metabolic Disorders:
What does the newborn screening promgramme measure?
Metabolic Disorders:
What do specificity and sensitivity refer to?
What do Positive and Negative predictive values refer to?
Metabolic Disorders:
Using this example table, how is the sensitivity calculated?
Metabolic Disorders:
Using this example table, how is the specificity calculated?
Metabolic Disorders:
Using this example table, how is the Positive Predictive Value (PPV) calculated?
Metabolic Disorders:
Using this example table, how is the Negative Predictive Value (NPV) calculated?
Metabolic Disorders:
What is the classification of Inherited Metabolic Disorders?
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Group 1: Accumulation of toxins
- Organic acidemias
- includes propionic acidaemia
- Urea cycle disorders
- includes ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
- Aminoacidopathies
- includes PKU and maple syrup urine disease
- Organic acidemias
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Group 2: Reduced energy stores
- Glycogen storage disorders
- Includes Von Gierke’s
- Galactosaemia
- Fatty acid oxidation
- Includes MCADD
- Glycogen storage disorders
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Group 3: Large molecule synthesis
- Peroxisomal disorders
- Glycosylation disorders
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Group 4: Defects in large molecule metabolism
- Lysosomal disorders
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Group 5: Mitochondrial
- Various
Metabolic Disorders:
What are the key features of Organic acidemias?
Metabolic Disorders:
What are the key features of Urea cycle disorders?
Metabolic Disorders:
What are the key features of Aminoacidopathies?