Lipid metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Lipid metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 101: Diabetic Ketoacidosis can present with _____ serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and free fatty acids
Answer: increased
Extra:
* Insulin deficiency -> lipolysis -> lipids -> released into bloodstream
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Flashcard 102: Triglycerides are composed of three _____ and one _____
Answer: fatty acids
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 103: Type _____ familial dyslipidemia is also known as Dysbetalipoproteinemia
Answer: III
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 104: In the lymph, chylomicrons only express apoprotein _____
Answer: B-48
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 105: Apoprotein _____ mediates chylomicron secretion by the intestines
Answer: B-48
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 106: Abetalipoproteinemia is associated with malabsorption due to defective _____ formation, which requires apoB-48
Answer: chylomicron
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery-general/small-bowel/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 107: What cellular organelle is responsible for synthesizing Plasmalogens?
_____
Answer: Peroxisome
Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/biochemistry/videos/cell-biology?index=5]
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Flashcard 108: Which adrenal cortex deficiency results in shunting towards the androgen synthesis pathway?
_____
Answer: 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Extra: 21-hydroxylase deficiency causes shunting into the androgen synthesis pathway (up and to the right on the standard steroidogenesis chart).
* Most common cause of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
* Decreased cortisol and mineralocorticoids
* Increased androgens (virilization)
Flashcard 109: Krabbe disease is due to deficiency of the enzyme _____
Answer: galactocerebrosidase
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 110: Farnesyl PPi is an intermediate of cholesterol synthesis that is important for synthesis of _____ (ETC)
Answer: coenzyme Q
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
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