PORPHYRIAS Flashcards
1
Q
URINE COLOR
A
Red / purple / burgundy-red / red-purplish
PORT WINE
2
Q
Urine color in LEAD POISONING
A
COLORLESS
3
Q
ALA hydratase deficiency porphyria
A
Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthetase
4
Q
Acute intermittent porphyria
A
UROPORPHYRINOGEN SYNTHETHASE
5
Q
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
A
UROPORPHYRINOGEN COSYNTHASE
6
Q
Porphyria cutanea tarda
A
UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE
7
Q
Hereditary coproporphyria
A
COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE
8
Q
Variegate porphyria
A
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase
9
Q
SCREENING TESTS
A
Ehrlich’s RXN
Fluorescence @ 550-600 nm
FEP
10
Q
SPECIMEN
A
Urine, blood, stool, bile
11
Q
Ehrlich’s rxn
A
Detects D-ALA and porphobilinogen
12
Q
Fluorescence @ 550-600 nm
- Test for
- Result
A
- Uroporphyrin, coproporphyrin, protoporphyrin
2. Violet / pink / red fluorescence
13
Q
CDC- recommended test for lead poisoning
A
FREE ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN
