Tag: medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD)
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Describe in your Synoptic Essay the disease MCAD:Describe what changes happen in patients with MCAD disease at molecular, physiological, and anatomical levels.
Description A 4-year old girl is brought into the A & E Department because she lost consciousness. The girl is hypoglycaemic, with a glucose concentration of 3.6 mmol/L glucose (normal range: 4.0 to 5.4 mmol/L). There is no history of diabetes. However, the parents report that the girl had been suffering from gastroenteritis, with prolonged…