Gautham Shared "biochem" - 6 Picmonics
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biochem
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
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
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
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 (Mental retardation)
- Increased Risk E. Coli Sepsis
2 mins
Galactokinase Deficiency
- Autosomal Recessive
- Galactose to Galactose 1P
- Galactose Appears in Blood and Urine
- Benign
- Infantile Cataracts
- Failure to Develop a Social Smile
2 mins
Niemann-Pick Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
- More Common in Ashkenazi Jewish Population
- Signs and Symptoms
- Cherry Red Spot on Macula
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Neurodegeneration
- Diagnosis
- Foam Cells
1 min
