CMN 577 - Unit 1 Questions with Verified Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score

CMN 577 - Unit 1 Questions with Verified Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score S/S of acute intermittent porphyria - + Abdominal pain of varying severity + Absence of fever or leukocytosis + Peripheral neuropathy (symmetric OR asymmetric) + CNS sx (seizures, altered consciousness, psuychosis, abnormalities of basal ganglia) + Hyponatremia McPhee p 1690 Labs for acute intermittent porphyria - + Hyponatremia + Urine which turns dark when exposed to light or air (r/t porphobilonogen excretion) McPhee p 1690 Prevention of attacks in pts with acute intermittent porphyria - + Sulfanoamides and barbituates + Starvation or prolonged fasting + Hormone changes during pregnancy McPhee p 1690 Typical patient with AIP - Young female McPhee p 1690