Q.1- A 73-year-old woman is transferred to an intensive care unit after she is found to be in septic shock. It is believed that she originally had a urinary tract infection and that the bacteria seeded her bloodstream. The critical care fellow is concerned she may not have an adequate stress response in this situation. […]
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1)- Several complexes in the electron transport chain contain non-heme iron. The iron in these complexes is bound tightly to which of the following amino acids? a) Serine b) Tyrosine c) Cysteine d) Methionine e) Glutamine 2)- A 27 –year-old female with epilepsy has been taking Phenytoin to control her seizures. She is pregnant and
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S.N. Process/Pathway affected Disease Major Manifestation 1) Digestion Lactose intolerance Sucrase/Isomaltase deficiency Inability to digest dairy products, bloating, pain- abdomen, diarrhea or constipation, etc. 2) Absorption (SGLT-1or SGLT-2 deficiency) Glucose/Galactose malabsorption Impaired dietary glucose/galactose absorption (SGLT-1), or Renal glycosuria (SGLT-2) 3) Glycolysis Hexokinase or Pyruvate kinase deficiency ( Hemolytic anemia 4) PDH Complex
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A 56-year-old man with long-standing poorly controlled diabetes mellitus visits his primary care physician for a follow up after recent hospitalization. The patient experienced an episode of acute renal failure while in the hospital and his creatinine level rose to 4 mg/dl. Creatinine, a marker of renal function is produced from which of the following
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A novel (new) coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness that began in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. This outbreak began in early December 2019 and continues to grow. Initially, some patients were linked to the Wuhan South China Seafood City (also called the South China Seafood Wholesale Market and the Hua
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Case details A severe form of obstructive lung disease starting with dyspnea and leading progressively towards emphysema was found in several members of the family. One brother had died earlier of lung disease. Blood plasma from his surviving brother and sister showed an abnormally low concentration of α1-Antitrypsin (5.5 μm, normal is 20–48 μm), the
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A 23-year-old bodybuilder visits his physician with complaints of fatigue, depression, insomnia, hair loss, and dry skin. He tells the physician he has been “bulking up” for an upcoming competition, and his meals consist mostly of eight raw eggs along with low-fat milk. The physician suspects biotin deficiency given the patients’ diet and symptoms. Which
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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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