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Class of 2023
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Session Title:
Heme Metabolism
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning MethodsTotal Scheduled Hours = 1
Lecture = 1
Description:
Keywords:
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lecture 1 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID Learning Objectives
6393 Define heme, its role and importance.
6394 Describe the significant precursors (glycine, succinyl Co A and iron) and breakdown products of heme (bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, and urobilinogen).
7415 Describe the regulation of heme synthesis at the level of Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthase, ALA dehydrase, and Ferrochelatase.
11892 Describe the cause and precipitating factors of acute intermitent porphyria and congenital erythropoietic porphyria
11893 Describe the influence of heavy metals on the heme synthesis pathway.
11894 Describe the causes of jaundice.
11895 Describe the utility of bilirubin blood test.

Linked Course Goal(s) to Session
Blueprint ID Course Goals
7023 Integrate basic and clinical sciences as they relate to common clinical encounters and patient symptoms
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
me-6
Linked Program Competencies To Course Goal(s)
me-6 Medical Expert
Apply knowledge of the clinical, socio-behavioural, and fundamental biomedical sciences relevant to a clinical problem.

Linked MCC Medical Expert Objectives
(042-1) ANEMIA
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(067-2-2) CENTRAL/PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN
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(011) BURNS
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(049) JAUNDICE
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(052) ABNORMAL LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
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(038) SKIN AND INTEGUMENT CONDITIONS
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