Metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Metabolism with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 501: _____ iron (meat-derived) is readily absorbed and enters the duodenal cell via the heme transporter
Answer: Heme
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Flashcard 502: Which tissues are affected first in vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency?
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Answer: Highly aerobic tissue (e.g. brain, heart)
Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/physiology?index=16]
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Flashcard 503: The enzyme _____ catalyzes the formation of α-(1,4) bonds between glucose molecules
Answer: glycogen synthase
Extra:
Watch Glycogen Synthesis (Glycogenesis) Degradation (Glycogenolysis) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-carbohydrates-glycogen-synthesis-glycogenesis-and-degradation-glycogenolysis?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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Flashcard 504: In hereditary fructose intolerance, _____ sugars can be detected in the urine
Answer: reducing
Extra:
Watch Metabolism Disorders Fructose Sorbitol [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-carbohydrates-metabolism-and-disorders-of-fructose-and-sorbitol?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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Flashcard 505: The treatment for propionic acidemia is a low _____ diet that does not include _____, _____, _____, or _____
Answer: protein
Extra:
Watch Organic Acidemias [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-amino-acids-and-proteins-organic-acidemias?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/macrocytic-anemia?index=4]
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Flashcard 506: Why does type 1 diabetes mellitus present with weight loss and decreased muscle mass?
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Answer: increased lipolysis and proteolysis due to unopposed glucagon from lack of insulin
Extra:
Watch Diabetes Mellitus Pathogenesis & Acute Clinical Manifestations [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-diabetes-diabetes-mellitus-pathogenesis-and-acute-clinical-manifestations?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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Flashcard 507: In the cytosol, malate may be converted to pyruvate via the enzyme _____ (fatty acid synthesis)
Answer: malic enzyme
Extra:
Watch Fatty Acid Synthesis [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-lipids-fatty-acid-synthesis?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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Flashcard 508: G6PD deficiency renders RBCs susceptible to _____ stress
Answer: oxidative
Extra:
Watch G6PD Deficiency & Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-blood-coagulation/videos/medical-pathophysiology-blood-and-coagulation-normocytic-and-macrocytic-anemias-g6pd-deficiency-and-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia-aiha?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/normocytic-anemia?index=7]
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Other:
Flashcard 509: The degree of advanced glycation end product (AGE) formation is directly correlated with serum levels of what?
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Answer: Glucose
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine/diabetes/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 510: Cholecalciferol is converted to _____ in the liver; this compound is chemically inactive
Answer: 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH-cholecalciferol)
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/physiology?index=16]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
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