Acute Illness Protocol for Fatty Acid Oxidation and Carnitine Disorders.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 33(4): 296-301, 2017 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are genetic disorders that disrupt enzyme activity, cellular transport, or energy production. They are individually rare but collectively have an incidence of 11000. Most patients with IEMs are followed by a physician with expertise in biochemical genetics (metabolism) but may present outside this setting. Because IEMs can present acutely with life-threatening crises that require specific interventions, it is critical for the emergency medicine physicians, pediatricians, internists, critical care physicians, and biochemical geneticists to be familiar with the initial assessment and management of patients with these disorders. Appropriate early care can be lifesaving. This protocol is not designed to replace the expert consultation of a biochemical geneticist but rather to improve early care and increase the level of comfort of the acute care physician with initial management of fatty acid oxidation and carnitine disorders until specialty consultation is obtained.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Carnitina
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Ácidos Grasos
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Errores Innatos del Metabolismo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Emerg Care
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Arabia Saudita