Liver Function II - Seidler Flashcards
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FML
what would an absence of cortisol cause?
death by hypoglycemia
what is the purpose of the biotin cycle?
carboxylase creation and get pruvate out of mito matrix to cytosol
what condition does a biotin deficiency lead to?
lactic acidosis
what symptoms does lactic acidosis lead to?
rashes, brittle hair, etc.
how do you measure biotin?
urine
how do you measure biotindiase?
biocytin in urine
pepck def is inherited how?
autosomal recessive
what does PEPCK do?
oxaloacetate to PEP
what symptoms does an individual with PEPCK def?
hepatomegaly and hypoglycemia, acidemia, loss of m. tone, failure to thrive
What does F1,6 BP deficency cause? and when?
lactic acidosis, hypoglycemia, hyperventilation, ketosis, apnea; early childhood
what should you not eat if you have a biotin def?
egg whites
Von Gierke Disease is called what?
glycogen storage dz 1a
what enyzme is def in VG dz?
G6P-ase
what are symptoms of VG dz?
hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, hepatomegaly and Retarded Growth