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Class of 2017
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Session Title:
Inborn Metabolism; Clinical Pediatric Biochemistry
Teaching Hours:
Teaching and Learning MethodsTotal Scheduled Hours = 1
Lecture = 1
Description:
In Block 2 of The Patient - Chronic Conditions
Keywords:
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lecture 1 hour(s)

Learning Objectives
Blueprint ID Learning Objectives
8563 Describe the impact of inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism impacts on carbohydrate homeostasis.
8564 List possible causes of hyperammonemia.
8565 Describe potential mechanisms of ammonia toxicity.
8566 Describe the impact of inborn errors of metabolism affecting the urea cycle enzymes on ammonia and urea cycle intermediates, and amino acid metabolism.
8567 List genetic defects in the heme synthetic pathway.
8568 Describe the causes and precipitating factors of acute intermittent porphyria and congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
8569 Describe how and why newborns are screened for genetic metabolic disease.
8570 Describe the laboratory tests for urinary-reducing substances, plasma amino acids, urine organic acids, urine mucopolysaccharides and oligosaccharides.
8571 Describe the main type of inherited metabolic disease screened for by the above tests.

Linked Course Goal(s) to Session
Blueprint ID Course Goals
7425 Describe the pathophysiology of a variety of chronic illness
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal:
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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
(036) GENETIC CONCERNS
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