DISTURBANCES IN CELL METABOLISM

Question 1

Calcinosis is due to?

Answer 1

Ca sensitizers - Vit. D, PTH

Question 2

Metastatic calcification is due to?

Answer 2

Increased calcium levels

Question 3

Give the following diseases/abnormalities associated with disturbances in pigment metabolism.

Answer 3

1. Melanosis
2. Lipofuscinosis
3. Hemoglobin derivatives (bilirubin., hemosiderin, porphyrin)
4. Icterus/jaundice
5. Exogenous pigmentations

Question 4

Give the following diseases/abnormalities associated with disturbances in fat metabolism.

Answer 4

1. Depot fat
2. Protoplasmic fat
3. Fatty degeneration
4. Fatty infiltration

Question 5

Give the following diseases/abnormalities associated with disturbances in carbohydrate metabolism.

Answer 5

1. Glycogen infiltration and depletion

Question 6

Dystrophic calcification is due to ?

Answer 6

Tissue damage

Question 7

Give the following diseases/abnormalities associated with disturbances in protein metabolism.

Answer 7

1. Gout
2. Hyaline degeneration
3. Amyloid infiltration

Question 8

Give the following diseases/abnormalities associated with disturbances in calcium metabolism.

Answer 8

1. Calcification in soft tissues
2. Calcinosis