Case Details A 15 –year-old girl presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea for 3 days. She became jaundiced and a presumptive diagnosis of infective hepatitis was made, but serological tests were negative. She subsequently died of fulminant liver failure. At post-mortem, her liver copper concentration was found to be grossly increased. What is the probable diagnosis? What kind of […]
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Case Details An 18 –year- old female reported to the physician for consultation. She complained of generalized weakness, lethargy, and inability to do the routine work from the previous few months. On further questioning, she revealed that she was having excessive bleeding during menstruation for the previous six months. She complained of breathlessness and palpitations
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Calcium is required for the proper functioning of muscle contraction, nerve conduction, hormone release, and blood coagulation. In addition, calcium is required as a cofactor for various enzymes. Calcium balance Calcium is an important nutrient. The daily intake is approximately 1000 mg/day. The adult human body contains approximately 1100 g (27.5mol) of calcium. 99% of
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Iron absorption takes place largely in the proximal small intestine and is a carefully regulated process. In general, there is no regulation of the amounts of nutrients absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. A notable exception is an iron, the reason that absorption must be carefully regulated is that the body does not possess a physiological
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Case Details A 35 year -old female reported to emergency with severe pain in the left flank region, which was radiating towards the lower leg and back. The patient was in acute distress and agony. History revealed that she frequently suffered from urinary tract infections and had several such episodes of pain. She further reported
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A website purely based on the description of clinical cases- The highlights of this site are real or constructed clinical problems solved by applying the fundamental concepts of Biochemistry. These introductions are essential prerequisites for arriving at a diagnosis.
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https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Biochemistry-Spotting-Namrata-Chhabra/dp/9352501438 This book is founded on the concept of problem-based learning. The aim of this book is to get the students of Health and Medical Sciences aware of the basic biochemical principles and to practice these principles in analyzing commonly occurring health-associated problems in terms of their biochemical components. The text, although clinically relevant, is
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https://www.amazon.com/Case-Oriented-Approach-Towards-Biochemistry/dp/9350901889/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Case+Oriented+Approach+Towards+Biochemistry&qid=1582308149&sr=8-1 This book summarizes the essentials of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations. The purpose of this book is to present a clear discussion of Biochemistry in relation to physiological processes occurring at the cellular levels and to cite examples of deviant biochemical processes in different clinical conditions. This book contains evaluations of clinical cases in sections,
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A 48-year-old man presents with a short history of severe low backache, loss of weight and diminished appetite. X-Ray skull shows punched out lesions. Serum electrophoresis reveals an abnormal band between the β globulin and the γ globulin region. What is the probable diagnosis? Please check the answer at: Image challenge-1- Answer
