Hemochromatosis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI comprehensive Assessment PN Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024RBC - correct answer females 4.2-5.4 million males 4.7-6.1 million decrease RBC - correct answer anemia WBC - correct answer 5,000-10,000 elevated WBC - correct answer infection decreased WBC - correct answer immunosuppression Iron - correct answer females 60-160 mcg males 80-180 elevated iron - correct answer hemochromatosis, iron excess liver disorder, magaloblastic anemia

Pseudogout associations - correct answer hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroidism, acromegaly, hypothyroidism Gout crystals - correct answer negatively birefringent needles Pseudogout crystals - correct answer positively birefringent needles Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep B - correct answer polyarteritis nodosa Vasculitis associated with chronic Hep C - correct answer cryoglobulinemia Best blood test for polyarteritis nodosa - correct answer There is none. Get abdominal ...

ATI Comprehensive PrediRBC - correct answer females 4.2-5.4 million males 4.7-6.1 million decrease RBC - correct answer anemia WBC - correct answer 5,000-10,000 elevated WBC - correct answer infection decreased WBC - correct answer immunosuppression Iron - correct answer females 60-160 mcg males 80-180 elevated iron - correct answer hemochromatosis, iron excess liver disorder, magaloblastic anemia decreased iron - correct answer anemia or hemorrhag...

ABFM HYPERTENSIONA 39-year-old male sees you for evaluation of high blood pressure. His past medical history is unremarkable. On examination he has a BMI of 32 kg/m2 and you note that he has a round face and a plethoric complexion. His blood pressure is 150/98 mm Hg, his pulse rate is 88 beats/min, and his respiratory rate is 16/min. Other notable findings include a prominent dorsal cervical fat pad and supraclavicular fat pads, as well as violaceous striae on his trunk. Laboratory findings are ...

A patient with a deciency of ALA synthase will express signicantly low levels of these proteins except; Cytochrome P450 Myoglobin Hepcidin Catalase This membrane protein found in enterocytes is involved in the conversion of ferrous iron to ferric iron; Hephaestin Ferric reductase Ferroportin Hepcidin 1 / 1 pts Question 3 A patients liver biopsy shows increased deposition of hemosiderin and ferritin which conrm a diagnosis of hemochromatosis. Which of these is least likely to be the ...

Antimitochondrial antibodies? - correct answer Primary biliary cirrhosis Antismooth muscle antibody? - correct answer Primary sclerosing cholangitis What is the best initial test for primary sclerosing cholangitis? Most accurate? - correct answer Initial: elevated ALP, *elevated bilirubin* Best: ERCP (beading of biliary system) Others: antismooth muscle antibody, ANCA positive Treatment for both primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis? - correct answer Urs...

Bloodletting : used to rid the body of excess/infected fluids Therapeutic Phlebotomy : Extracting large volumes of blood to bring specific values in the blood in line What is Therapeutic Phlebotomy used for : Treating Polycythemia Vera, high iron levels, o hemochromatosis, pulmonary edema = used to decrease total blood volume Polycythemia Vera : High RBC count Most common phlebotomy practices today : extraction of blood for donation, testing substances within, other medical uses 2 | ...

Holt-Oram Syndrome correct answers TBX5, AD, high penetrance, 1/3 de novo Upper limb defects (preaxial radial ray anomaly: radial, carpal and ulnar bones), congenital heart malformation (mostly Secundum atrial septal defect) and conduction disease. Refer to cardio, orthopedist, hand surgeon. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia correct answers AD, LOF mutations in ENG (40-60%), ACVRL1 (25-55%), or SMAD4 (1-2%), or GDF2 (rare). SMAD4 mutations can also cause Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome. L...

Endocrinopathies associated with diabetes mellitus include which of the following? (Mark all that are true.) Cushing's syndrome Acromegaly Pheochromocytoma Gastrinoma Glucagonoma - correct answer Acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, glucagonoma, and pheochromocytoma. Hyperthyroidism PT HAS:hepatomegaly and mild testicular atrophy. AST (SGOT)............260 ALT (SGPT)............210 U/L (N 10-55) TOW - correct answer Hemochromatosis Classic clinical features include = bronz...

Endocrinopathies associated with diabetes mellitus include which of the following? (Mark all that are true.) Cushing's syndrome Acromegaly Pheochromocytoma Gastrinoma Glucagonoma Answer - Acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, glucagonoma, and pheochromocytoma. Hyperthyroidism PT HAS:hepatomegaly and mild testicular atrophy. AST (SGOT)............260 ALT (SGPT)............210 U/L (N 10-55) TOW Answer - Hemochromatosis Classic clinical features include = bronze skin pigmentat...