Marie Shared "Untitled Playlist" - 48 Picmonics
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Untitled Playlist
Fragile X
- Pathophysiology
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CGG Repeats
- FMR1 Gene
- X-linked Dominant
- Signs and Symptoms
- Developmental Delay
- Autism
- Large Ears
- Large Jaw
- Long Face
- Macroorchidism
2 mins
Friedreich's Ataxia
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- GAA Repeat
- Frataxin
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction
- Autosomal Recessive
- Hammertoes
- High Arches
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Lateral Corticospinal Tract
- Posterior Column
- Spinocerebellar Tract
- Type I Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
1 min
Huntington's Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Dominant
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CAG Repeats
- Chromosome 4
- Anticipation
- Caudate
- Decrease of ACh
- Decrease of GABA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chorea
- Dementia
- Depression
- Glutamate Toxicity
- Neuronal Death via NMDA Binding
3 mins
Myotonic Dystrophy
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Dominant
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CTG
- Signs and Symptoms
- Facial Muscle Weakness
- Frontal Balding
- Sustained Grip
- Conduction Defects
- Cataracts
- Selective Atrophy of Type 1 Fibers
- Testicular Atrophy
2 mins
Down Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Trisomy 21
- Meiotic Nondisjunction
- Signs and Symptoms
- Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Single palmar crease
- Flat Facies
- Duodenal Atresia
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Septum Primum Type ASD
- Endocardial Cushion Defects
- Prominent Epicanthal Folds
- Increased Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Alzheimer's Disease
3 mins
Edwards Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Trisomy 18
- Signs and Symptoms
- Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Rocker Bottom Feet
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Clenched Hands
- Overlapping Fingers
- Low-Set Ears
- Micrognathia
- Prominent Occiput
- Omphalocele
- Meckel's Diverticulum
- Horseshoe Kidney
- Malrotation of Intestines
3 mins
Patau Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Trisomy 13
- Signs and Symptoms
- Severe Intellectual Disability
- Microcephaly
- Holoprosencephaly
- Microphthalmia
- Polydactyly
- Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
- Rocker Bottom Feet
- Omphalocele
- Cystic Kidneys
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
2 mins
Angelman's Syndrome
- Mechanism
- Paternal Imprinting
- Deletion of Chromosome 15q (Maternal Deletion)
- Signs And Symptoms
- Happy Puppet Syndrome
- Inappropriate Laughter
- Ataxia
- Severe Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Seizure
- Abnormal EEG
2 mins
Cri Du Chat
- Pathophysiology
- Congenital Deletion of Short Arm of Chromosome 5p
- Signs and Symptoms
- High Pitched Cry/Mewing
- Microcephaly
- Hypotonia
- Difficulty Sucking and Swallowing
- Epicanthal Folds
- Widely Spaced Eyes
- Wide & Flat Nasal Bridge
- High Arched Palate
- Intellectual Disability
- Cardiac Abnormalities
3 mins
Marfan Syndrome
- Mechanism
- Fibrillin-1 Mutation
- Symptoms
- Autosomal Dominant
- Tall
- Arachnodactyly
- Pectus Excavatum
- Hypermobile Joints
- Aortic Aneurysm And Dissection
- Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
- Subluxation of Lens (Superior)
2 mins
Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Mechanism
- Maternal Imprinting
- Deletion of Chromosome 15q (Paternal Deletion)
- Signs And Symptoms
- Hyperphagia
- Truncal Obesity
- Hypogonadism
- Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
- Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation)
- Neonatal Hypotonia (Floppy Baby)
- Almond Shaped Eyes
- Narrow Bifrontal Diameter
- Thin Upper Lip
3 mins
Williams Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Microdeletion Of Long Arm Of Chromosome 7
- Elastin Gene
- Signs and Symptoms
- Elfin Facies
- Intellectual Disability
- Extreme Friendliness with Strangers
- Well Developed Verbal Skills
- Cardiovascular Problems
- Hypercalcemia
- Increased Sensitivity To Vitamin D
2 mins
Fructose Intolerance
- Pathophysiology
- Deficiency of Aldolase B
- Fructose 1-P To DHAP And GA
- Accumulation Of Fructose-1-Phosphate
- Inhibition Of Glycogenolysis
- Inhibition Of Gluconeogenesis
- Clinical Features
- Hypoglycemia
- Vomiting
- Jaundice
- Cirrhosis
- Autosomal Recessive
2 mins
Classic Galactosemia
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase is Absent (GALT)
- Impaired Galactose-1-P to UDP-Galactose
- Galactitol Accumulation in Lens
- Signs and Symptoms
- Infantile Cataracts
- Failure to Thrive
- Hepatomegaly
- Jaundice
- Intellectual Disability
- Increased Risk E. Coli Sepsis
2 mins
Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
- Adenosine to Inosine
- Excess ATP
- Inhibition of Ribonucleotide Reductase
- Prevents DNA Synthesis
- Decreases B Cells and T Cells
- Major cause of SCID
1 min
Hyperammonemia
- Pathophysiology
- Hereditary Urea Cycle Defects
- Acquired Through Liver Disease
- Inhibits the Citric Acid Cycle
- Signs & Symptoms
- Somnolence
- Slurring of Speech
- Tremor
- Cerebral Edema
- Vomiting
- Blurring of Vision
- Treatment
- Limit Protein in Diet
- Lactulose
- Benzoate Binds Amino Acid for Excretion
- Phenylbutyrate
4 mins
Hartnup Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Neutral amino acids
- Defective Transporter
- Renal and Intestinal cells
- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes tryptophan excretion in urine
- Leads to Pellagra
- Diarrhea
- Dermatitis
- Dementia
2 mins
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Characteristics
- Acquired from Thiamine Deficiency
- Backup of Alanine and Pyruvate
- Symptoms and Complications
- Neurologic Defects
- Lactic Acidosis
- Interventions
- Ketogenic Nutrients
- Lysine and Leucine (Ketogenic Nutrients)
57 secs
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
- Pathophysiology
- Most Common Urea Cycle Disorder
- X-Linked Recessive
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hyperammonemia
- Decreased BUN
- Carbamoyl Phosphate is Converted to Orotic Acid
- Pyrimidine Synthesis Pathway
- Evident in Babies
3 mins
Essential Fructosuria
- Autosomal Recessive
- Defect in fructokinase
- Fructose to fructose 1-P
- Benign
- Fructose appears in blood and urine
- Fructose does not enter cells
54 secs
