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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
Alkaptonuria
- Autosomal Recessive
- Deficiency of homogentisic acid oxidase
- In degradative pathway of tyrosine to fumarate
- Homogentisic acid harmful to cartilage
- Arthritis
- Dark Connective Tissue
- Urine turns black on standing
1 min
Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency)
- Thiamine Deficiency
- Dry Beriberi
- Polyneuritis
- Muscle Wasting
- Wet Beriberi
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Edema
51 secs
Biotin (Vitamin B7)
- Mechanism
- Carboxylation Reaction
- Pyruvate Carboxylation to Oxaloacetate
- Propionyl-CoA Carboxylation to Methylmalonyl-CoA
- Acetyl-CoA Carboxylation to Malonyl CoA
- Deficiency Causes
- Antibiotic Use
- Ingestion of Raw Eggs
- Signs & Symptoms
- Alopecia
- Dermatitis
- Enteritis
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
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
Cystinuria
- Pathophysiology
- Defect of Renal Tubular Amino Acid Transporter
- C-O-L-A Acronym
- Cystine
- Ornithine
- Lysine
- Arginine
- Signs and Symptoms
- Excess Cystine in Urine
- Hexagonal Crystals
- Staghorn Kidney Stones
- Diagnosis
- Cyanide Nitroprusside Test
- Treatment
- Acetazolamide to Alkalinize the Urine
3 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
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Faulty Collagen Synthesis
- Autosomal Dominant or Recessive
- Various Severities
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hypermobile Joints
- Hyperextensible Skin
- Easy Bruising/Bleeding
- Berry (Saccular) Aneurysm
- Considerations
- Brighton Criteria
2 mins
Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2)
- Mechanism
- Vitamin D2
- Indications
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Rickets
- Hypophosphatemia
- Side Effects
- Fatigue
- Constipation
- Hypercalcemia
- Kidney Stones
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
Folate Deficiency
- Clinical Features
- Macrocytic Anemia
- Megaloblastic Anemia
- Etiologies
- Malabsorption
- Dietary
- Tea and Toast
- Alcoholics
- Medication-induced
- Methotrexate
- Trimethoprim
- Increased Requirement
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Pregnancy
2 mins
Fabry's Disease
- Pathophysiology
- X-linked Recessive
- Alpha-galactosidase A Deficiency
- Increased Ceramide trihexoside
- Early Signs and Symptoms
- Decreased Sweating (Hypohidrosis)
- Angiokeratoma
- Episodic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Late Signs and Symptoms
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Renal Failure
1 min
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
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
G6PD Deficiency
- X-linked Recessive
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Inflammatory Response
- Fava Beans
- Sulfonamides
- Primaquine
- Anti TB Drugs
- Heinz Bodies
- Bite Cells
- Prevalent Among African Americans due to Increased Malarial Resistance
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
Gauchers Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Beta Glucocerebrosidase Deficiency
- Diagnosis
- Lipid-laden Macrophages
- Crumpled Tissue Paper
- Signs and Symptoms
- Osteoporosis
- Bone Crises
- Aseptic Necrosis of Femur
- Erlenmeyer Flask Deformity
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Pancytopenia
2 mins
