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Urine Screening for Metabolic Disorders Flashcards

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Disorders resulting from disruption of a normal metabolic pathway that causes increased plasma concentrations of the nonmetabolized substances

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Overflow disorders

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Overflow disorders are frequently associated with

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Inborn error of metabolism (IEM), or by organ malfunction from disease or toxic reactions

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Abnormal accumulations of the renal type caused by malfunctions in the tubular reabsorption mechanism

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Renal disorders

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Gold Standard test for newborn screening

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Tandem mass spectrophotometry (MS/MS)

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The most well-known of the aminoacidurias

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Phenylketonuria

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Urine odor of patient with phenylketonuria

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Mousy

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Enzyme deficient in cases of phenylketonuria

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Phenylalanine hydroxylase

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Urinalysis result of patient with phenylketonuria shows increased amounts of

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Keto acids, including phenylpyruvate

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How does phenylketonuria produce fair complexion in children?

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Normal conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine is disrupted; leading to decreased production of tyrosine and its pigmentation metabolite melanin

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In phenylketonuria, gene is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. True or False?

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False; recessive

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How to manage phenylketonuria?

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Dietary changes that eliminate phenylalanine

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Positive result of ferric chloride test for phenylketonuria

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Permanent blue-green color

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Describe the principle and process of guthrie blood test for PKU

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Principle: same as culture sensitivity testing

  1. Media containing beta-2-thieneylalanine, an inhibitor of Bacillus subtilis, is streaked with the bacteria
  2. Blood impregnated discs placed on the agar; phenylalanine counteracts the inhibitor, and bacteria grow around the disc

NOTE: bacterial growth indicates presence of phenylalanine; patient has PKU
Bacterial growth is due to phenylalanine countering the effect of the beta-2-thienylalanine

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In tyrosinemia, the urine may contain excess tyrosine or its degradation products, _____ and _____

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p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
p-hydroxyphenyllactic acid

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Urine odor of patient with tyrosinemia

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Rancid butter odor

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Metabolic classification of tyrosinemia

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Transitory tyrosinemia
Acquired severe liver disease

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Tyrosinemia seen in premature infants, which is caused by underdevelopment of the liver function required to produce the enzymes necessary to complete the tyrosine metabolism

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Transitory tyrosinemia

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Tyrosinemia that produces tyrosyluria resembling that of the transitory newborn and is more serious

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Acquired severe liver disease

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In Transitory tyrosinemia and Acquired severe liver disease, tyrosine and leucine crystals are frequently seen. True or False?

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False; rarely seen

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Hereditary classification of tyrosinemia

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Type 1 tyrosinemia
Type 2 tyrosinemia
Type 3 tyrosinemia

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Deficient enzyme in Type 1 tyrosinemia

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Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH)

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Deficient enzyme in Type 2 tyrosinemia

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Tyrosine aminotransferase

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Deficient enzyme in Type 3 tyrosinemia

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p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid dioxygenase

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Tyrosinemia with generalized renal tubular disorder and progressive liver failure in infants soon after birth

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Type 1 tyrosinemia

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Tyrosinemia with corneal erosion and lesions on the palms, fingers, and soles of the feet believed to be caused by crystallization of tyrosine in the cells

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Type 2 tyrosinemia

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Tyrosinemia leading to mental retardation if dietary restrictions of phenylalanine and tyrosine are not implemented

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Type 3 tyrosinemia

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Positive result of ferric chloride test for tyrosinemia

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Transient green color

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Positive result of Nitroso-Naphthol Test for Tyrosine

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Orange-red color

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Byproducts of the second metabolic pathway for tyrosine

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Thyroxine
Epinephrine
Melanin
Protein
Tyrosine sulfate

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30
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Responsible for the dark color of hair, skin, and eyes

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Melanin

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31
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Deficient production of melanin leads to

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Albinism

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32
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Elevated urinary melanin indicates

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Proliferation of the normal melanin-producing cells (melanocytes), producing a malignant melanoma

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Describe the production of dark urine due to melanin

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Tumors (malignant melanoma) secrete a colorless precursor of melanin, 5,6-dihydroxyindole, which oxidizes to melanogen and then to melanin, producing the characteristic dark urine

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Positive result of Ferric Chloride Tube Test for melanuria

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Black /gray precipitate

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Positive result of Sodium Nitroprusside Test for melanuria

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Purple color

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Positive result of Ehrlich Test for melanuria

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Red color

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Observed in urine that has darkened after becoming alkaline from standing at room temperature

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Alkaptonuria

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Alkaptonuria also means

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“Alkali lover”

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39
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Third major defect in the phenylalanine-tyrosine pathway

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Alkaptonuria

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40
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Enzyme deficient in cases of alkaptonuria

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Homogentisic acid oxidase

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41
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Deposits of homogentisic acid in the cartilage leads to

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Arthritis

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Positive result of Ferric Chloride Tube Test for alkaptonuria

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Transient deep blue color

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Positive result of Clinitest for alkaptonuria

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Yellow precipitate

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Positive result of Ammonium Hydroxide and Silver Nitrate Test for Homogentisic Acid

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Black/ darkening color

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45
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Quantitation method of homogentisic acid

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Paper and Thin Layer Chromatography

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46
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Branched chain amino acids disorders

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MSUD
Organic acidemias

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47
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Accumulation of one or more of the early amino acid degradation products

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MSUD

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Accumulation of organic acids further down in the amino acid metabolic pathway

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Organic acidemias

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A significant laboratory finding in branched-chain amino acid disorders

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Ketonuria

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50
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Amino acids involved in MSUD

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Leucine
Isoleucine
Valine

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Urine odor of patient with MSUD

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Caramelized sugar/burnt sugar/curry odor/maple syrup odor

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Maple syrup odor of urine is due to

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Accumulation of keto acids

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Positive result of 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) Test for MSUD

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Yellow precipitate

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The three most frequently encountered organic acidemia disorders

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Isovaleric acidemia
Propionic acidemia
Methylmalonic acidemia

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Urine odor of patient with isovaleric acidemia

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“Sweaty feet”

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Sweaty feet odor of urine is due to

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Accumulation of isovalerylglycine

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Deficient enzyme in cases of isovaleric acidemia

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Isovaleryl coenzyme A

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Cause of propionic and methylmalonic acidemias

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Errors in the metabolic pathway converting isoleucine, valine, threonine, and methionine to succinyl coenzyme A

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The presence of isovaleric, propionic, and methylmalonic acidemias can be detected by newborn screening programs using

60
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Positive result of p-Nitroaniline Test for organic acidemias

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Emerald green color

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The major concern of the urinalysis laboratory in the metabolism of tryptophan

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Indicanuria
5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)

62
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Two usual causes of tryptophan disorders

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Intestinal infection
Malignant tumors

63
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Color of urine exhibiting indicanuria

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Colorless until oxidized to the dye indigo blue by exposure to air

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Intestinal disorder causing increased amounts of tryptophan converted to indole

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Hartnup disease

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Cause of blue diaper syndrome

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Hartnup disease

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Hartnup disease causes Fanconi syndrome. True or False?

67
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Substance given to patients with Hartnup disease

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Positive result of Ferric Chloride Test for indicanuria

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Blue or violet color

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Serotonin is produced from tryptophan by the

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Argentaffin cells

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Serotonin is carried through the body primarily by

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Cause of urinary 5-HIAA

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Carcinoid tumors involving the argentaffin (enterochromaffin) cells producing excess amounts of serotonin

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Adding nitrous acid and 1-nitroso-2-naphthol to urine that contains 5-HIAA causes the urine to turn

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Purple to black

73
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Normal excretion of 5-HIAA

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2-8 mg/day

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Excretion >25 mg 5-HIAA/24 hour indicates

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Argentaffin cell tumors

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Patient instruction for 5-HIAA test

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No bananas, pineapples, tomatoes, phenothiazines, and acetanilids for 72 hours

76
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Two distinct disorders of cystine metabolism

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Cystinuria
Cystinosis

77
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Cystine disorder caused by defect in the renal tubular transport of amino acids

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Cystinuria

78
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Cystine disorder caused by inborn error of metabolism

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Cystinosis

79
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Urine odor of people with cystine metabolism disorders

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Sulfur odor

80
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Inherited disorder marked by elevated amounts of the amino acid cystine in the urine

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Cystinuria

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Cause of cystinuria

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Inability of the renal tubules to reabsorb cystine filtered by the glomerulus

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Two modes of inheritance of Cystinuria

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Cystine, lysine, arginine, and ornithine are not reabsorbed

Only cystine and lysine are not reabsorbed

83
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A chemical screening test for urinary cystine

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Cyanide-nitroprusside

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Positive result of Cyanide-nitroprusside test for cystinuria

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Red-purple color

85
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Regarded as a genuine IEM

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Cystinosis

86
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Three variations of cystinosis

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Nonnephropathic Cystinosis
Infantile Nephropathic Cystinosis
Late-Onset Nephropathic Cystinosis

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Cystinosis that is relatively benign but may cause some ocular disorders

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Nonnephropathic Cystinosis

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Cystinosis with rapid progression to renal failure

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Infantile Nephropathic Cystinosis

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Cystinosis gradual progression to total renal failure

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Late-Onset Nephropathic Cystinosis

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Cause of cystinosis

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A defect in the lysosomal membranes prevents the release of cystine into the cellular cytoplasm for metabolism resulting to crystalline deposits of cystine in many areas of the body

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Remedies to prevent the buildup of cystine in tissues

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Renal transplants
Cystine-depleting medication

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Defects in the metabolism of the amino acid methionine, producing an increased amount of homocystine throughout the body

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Homocystinuria

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Diet change to alleviate metabolic problems in homocystinuria

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Exclude foods high in methionine

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Positive result of Cyanide-nitroprusside test for homocystinuria

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Red-purple color

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Positive result of Silver-nitroprusside test for homocystinuria

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Red-purple color

96
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Disorders of porphyrin metabolism are collectively termed

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“Porphyrias”

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Three primary porphyrins

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Uroporphyrin
Coproporphyrin
Protoporphyrin

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Porphyrin precursors

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α-aminolevulinic acid [ALA] and porphobilinogen

99
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The solubility of the porphyrin compounds varies with their structure. True or False?

100
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Porphyrin that is most soluble and readily appear in the urine

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Uroporphyrin

101
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Coproporphyrin is less soluble but is found in the urine, whereas protoporphyrin is not seen in the urine. True or False?

102
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Method to detect coproporphyrin and protoporphyrin

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Fecal analysis

Bile is a more acceptable specimen to avoid false-positive

103
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An indication of the possible presence of porphyrinuria

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Red or port wine color of urine after exposure to air

103
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Porphyria may also exhibit red discoloration of an infant’s diapers; and staining of the teeth. True or False?

104
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Test used only for the detection of ALA and porphobilinogen

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Ehrlich reaction

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Test used for the other porphyrins

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Fluorescent technique

106
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Positive result of Fluorescent technique for porphyrins

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Violet, pink, or red fluorescence

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Negative result of Fluorescent technique for porphyrins

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Faint blue fluorescence

108
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Test that rules out porphobilinogen and ALA

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Fluorescent technique

109
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Test for the differentiation between the presence of urobilinogen and porphobilinogen

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Watson-Schwartz Test

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Testing for the presence of porphobilinogen

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Hoesch test

111
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Common porphyrias

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Acute intermittent porphyria
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
Variegate porphyria
Erythropoietic protoporphyria
Lead poisoning

112
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Products most frequently found in the urine of patients with mucopolysaccharide disorders

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Dermatan sulfate
Keratan sulfate
Heparan sulfate

113
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Mucopolysacchariddoses resulting to abnormal skeletal structure, severe mental retardation, and corneal damage

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Hurler Syndrome

114
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Mucopolysacchariddoses resulting to abnormal skeletal structure, severe mental retardation, inherited as a sex-linked recessive, rare in females

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Hunter Syndrome

115
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Mucopolysacchariddoses in which the only abnormality is mental retardation

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Sanfilippo Syndrome

116
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Most promising treatments for mucopolysaccharide disorders

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Bone marrow transplants
Gene replacement therapy

117
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Positive result of Acid-albumin and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) Turbidity Tests for mucopolysaccharide disorders

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Thick, white turbidity formation

118
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Reading time of Acid-albumin test

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30 minutes

119
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Reading time of CTAB test

120
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Positive result of Metachromatic Staining Spot Tests for mucopolysaccharide disorders

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Blue spot that cannot be washed away with dilute acidified methanol

121
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Lesch-Nyhan disease is caused by

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Disorder of purine metabolism

122
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Lesch-Nyhan disease is characterized by

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Massive excretion of urinary uric acid crystals

123
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Deficient enzyme in cases of Lesch-Nyhan disease

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Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

124
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The first sign of this disease is often uric acid crystals resembling orange sand in diapers

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Lesch-Nyhan disease

125
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The presence of increased urinary sugar

126
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Most meliturias cause no disturbance to body metabolism except for _____

A

Galactosuria

127
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Inability to properly metabolize galactose to glucose

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Galactosuria

128
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Galactosuria can be caused by a deficiency in any of three enzymes:

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Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT)
Galactokinase
UDP-galactose-4-epimerase

129
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Deficient enzyme in cases of galactosuria that causes severe, possibly fatal symptoms associated with galactosemia

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Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT)

130
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Deficient enzyme in cases of galactosuria that causes cataracts in adulthood

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Galactokinase

131
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Deficient enzyme in cases of galactosuria that may be asymptomatic or produce mild symptoms

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UDP-galactose-4-epimerase

132
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Diet change for the management of galactosuria

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Removal of lactose

133
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Carbohydrate disorder seen during pregnancy and lactation

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Lactosuria

134
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Carbohydrate disorder associated with parenteral feeding

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Fructosuria

135
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Carbohydrate disorder associated ingestion of large amounts of fruit

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Pentosuria

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