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Maple Syrup Urine Disease

Maple Syrup Urine Disease. Sinaitakala Paunga Science, Year 11DE 2012. Maple syrup urine disease is a genetic disorder that passes down through family generations. It is a disorder that does not allow the chemical breakdown of certain amino acids. .

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Maple Syrup Urine Disease

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  1. Maple Syrup Urine Disease SinaitakalaPaunga Science, Year 11DE 2012

  2. Maple syrup urine disease is a genetic disorder that passes down through family generations. • It is a disorder that does not allow the chemical breakdown of certain amino acids. WHAT IS MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

  3. Avoiding food • Coma • Feeding difficulties • Lethargy • Seizures • Urine that smells like maple syrup • Vomiting WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

  4. Amino acids which are not chemically broken down are stored in the blood. • Brain damage is the result of the high toxic levels of amino acid that are stored in the body. • ULTIMATE SIDE EFFECT…. DEATH WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?

  5. People who have this disease are recomended to have a protein-free diet. • For example; they should not eat too much meat , milk and eggs as it contains proteins which are already at high build up levels in their body. HOW CAN IT BE TREATED?

  6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001411/ • http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/maple-syrup-urine-disease • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup_urine_disease • MERCY HOSPITAL (ICU) [NURSES]: • SHABS • HESBY • CAREY • WENDY RESOURCES

  7. I HOPE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING! THANK YOU!

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