Questions To Redo From Practice Slides Flashcards
B12 deficiency is indicated by
High levels of methylmalomic acid and homocysteine
Folate deficiency is indicated by
High levels of of homocysteine
Homocysteine—-?—->cysteine
B6
What are and are NOT products of one-carbon receiver
Products: dTMP, serine, Purine, b12
NOT products: methylene
Bruising, poor wound healing and weak immune response indicates
Vitamin c deficiency
K2 source
Bacteria intestines
B6 source
Liver, fish, whole grains, nuts, legumes, eggs, yeast
B3 source
Liver, yeast, cereals, meat, legumes
B2 source
Liver
Copper deficiency leads to
Paleness
Decrease in the conversion of Fe2+ to Fe3+
What does Hypocalcemia lead to
Spontaneous, asynchronous, and involuntary contraction of skeletal muscle
What step of heme synthesis is B6 a cofactor of
Succinyl CoA + glycine —-B6 + ALA synthase—>ALA
Lead poisoning presents as
Fatigue, myalgia, clouded state, MICROCYTIC HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA with BASOPHILIC STIPPLING of RBCs
What does lead poisoning cause an increase in
ALA - aminoluvulinic acid
How do you remember what ALAS1 and ALAS2 respond to and what they do
1 = “hehe” (Michael Jackson voice)
Means 1 responds to heme
1 is responsible for all tissues - think MJ is loved by allll
2= “ 2 eyyyyye” (deep voice)
Means 2 responds to Iron
2 is just for erythrocyte precursor
Increased CO2 would do what to the Hb graph
Shift it right
T from stabilized would do what to the Hb graph
Shift to the right
Decreasing pH would do what to the Hb graph
Shift it right
Increase in temperature would do what to Hb graph
Shift it right
It the Hb graph shifts to the right what should you think
Whatever is causing the shift is making it harder to uptake O2
Aka
Hb affinity for O2 has decreased
Deletion of 4 α chains
Barts syndrome
Deletion of 3 α chains
HbH
Aka
Hemoglobin H disease
What will the liver and the heart be doing in response to epinephrine
Liver will decrease glycolysis
Heart will INCREASE glycolysis
Why does cushings disease present as thin appendages and a big belly
Excess cortisol —> increase lipolysis to mobilize fats from the extremities and deposit them in the liver