Hemoglobinopathy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

#1 cause of death or injury to infants - ANSWER-suffocation #2 & 3 cause of death and injury to infants - ANSWER-MVA & Homicide Obesity is defined by - ANSWER-BMI BMI is - ANSWER-weight in kg divided by height in meters squared Risk for obesity in children is related to - ANSWER-parents Obesity rates are higher in what populations (ethnicity) - ANSWER-Naitve americans, Hispanics, African Americans Groups with higher obesity rates - ANSWER-lower socioeconomic in urban areas #...

NBME 31| Questions and Answers, 100% Correct stent contain paclitaxel. this drug decrease incidence of restenosis by ? prevention of SM growth over the stent microtubules spindle inhibitors function ? growth inhibitor decrease DHT & 5-a reductase indicates hypoplasia of which organ ? prostate Fibromuscular dysplasia, periumbilical bruit, angiography shows? beaded stenosis of renal artery Fibromuscular dysplasia presents with ? String of beads on renal artery Pectus Excvatum (marfan sy...

hemoglobinopathy - ️️genetic mutation in the genes that affect hemoglobin synthesis, leading to a diseased hemoglobin molecule qualitative hemoglobinopathy - ️️gene mutation leads to altered amino acid sequence in the hemoglobin molecule, affecting the structure and function of the hemoglobin -amino acids with different charges and biochemical characteristics leads to dysfunctional and unstable hemolgobin -e.g. sickle cell disease, hemoglobin C disease, etc. quantitative hemoglobi...

stent contain paclitaxel. this drug decrease incidence of restenosis by ? prevention of SM growth over the stent microtubules spindle inhibitors function ? growth inhibitor decrease DHT & 5-a reductase indicates hypoplasia of which organ ? prostate Fibromuscular dysplasia, periumbilical bruit, angiography shows? beaded stenosis of renal artery Fibromuscular dysplasia presents with ? String of beads on renal artery Pectus Excvatum (marfan syndrome), what murmur the patient most likely ...

NBME 31| Questions and Answers, 100% Correct stent contain paclitaxel. this drug decrease incidence of restenosis by ? prevention of SM growth over the stent microtubules spindle inhibitors function ? growth inhibitor decrease DHT & 5-a reductase indicates hypoplasia of which organ ? prostate Fibromuscular dysplasia, periumbilical bruit, angiography shows? beaded stenosis of renal artery Fibromuscular dysplasia presents with ? String of beads on renal artery Pectus Excvatum (marfan sy...

hemoglobinopathy - ️️genetic mutation in the genes that affect hemoglobin synthesis, leading to a diseased hemoglobin molecule qualitative hemoglobinopathy - ️️gene mutation leads to altered amino acid sequence in the hemoglobin molecule, affecting the structure and function of the hemoglobin -amino acids with different charges and biochemical characteristics leads to dysfunctional and unstable hemolgobin -e.g. sickle cell disease, hemoglobin C disease, etc. quantitative hemoglobi...

hemoglobinopathy correct answers genetic mutation in the genes that affect hemoglobin synthesis, leading to a diseased hemoglobin molecule qualitative hemoglobinopathy correct answers gene mutation leads to altered amino acid sequence in the hemoglobin molecule, affecting the structure and function of the hemoglobin -amino acids with different charges and biochemical characteristics leads to dysfunctional and unstable hemolgobin -e.g. sickle cell disease, hemoglobin C disease, etc. quant...

Abnormalities in structure or synthesis of hgb molecule - ANSWER-What is the cause of hemoglobinopathies? Deletions or substitutions in globin chains - ANSWER-Qualitative defects result in what? Sickle cell anemia - ANSWER-What is the most common hemoglobinopathy? 1. Class of globin chain involved 2. Severity of hemolysis 3. Compensatory globin chains - ANSWER-Hemoglobinopathy presentation depends on: beta - ANSWER-Most hgb variants are seen on which globin chain? Hgb electrophoresis - ...

Overview of anemia Correct Answer-Big pictures: hypoproliferative vs. hemolytic vs. blood loss vs. sequestration Hypoproliferative: 1. Production defects (ACD, acute inflammation, impaired renal fxn, hypometabolism-Thyroid, hypogonadism, adrenal insuff; BM damage; all with little polychromasia, few retics; 2. Maturation defects: a. Cytoplasmic- Hgb synthesis-Fe def, sideroblastic, globin synthesis (thallasemia); b. Nuclear- DNA synthesis defect (B12, folate) Hemolytic: 1. Intrinsic (inherited)...

1. DR antigens are found in which of the following systems? - HLA system 2. Which one of the stains below is used to detect separated nucleic acids - SyBr Green 3. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) susceptibility tests should be performed against other beta lactam antibiotics on important S. pneumoniae isolates from blood cultures and other sterile body fluids when a MIC for penicillin is performed? - False 4. If you notice something in your laboratory that is a potentially hazardous s...