Presentation
[…] primarily in large and medium arteries -initiated by endothelial inflammation -common in areas with high pressure and turbulence -may present first as fatty streak Atherosclerosis Risk factors: -age -males at higher risk than females until menopause [quizlet.com]
Infants appear to be normal and early symptoms, if any are present, are vague. [dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr]
Without treatment, symptoms vary widely and may present at different ages, ranging from lens dislocation, poor vision, developmental delays, marfanoid habitus, and acute thromboembolism. [medicalhomeportal.org]
Atypical presentation of ectopia lentis in homocystinuria. J Pediatr. 2015 Apr. 166 (4):1091. [Medline]. Gerth C, Morel CF, Feigenbaum A, Levin AV. Ocular phenotype in patients with methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, cobalamin C type. [emedicine.staging.medscape.com]
PreCI was present in 37.3 % of patients, and POCD was present in 18.3, 12.1 and 13.6 % of patients at 1 week, 3 months and 12 months post-operatively. [aetna.com]
Gastrointestinal
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Failure to Thrive
[…] to thrive, adult (R62.7) failure to thrive, child (R62.51) feeding problems in newborn (P92.-) sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-) E63.0 Essential fatty acid [EFA] deficiency E63.1 Imbalance of constituents of food intake [en.wikisource.org]
Patients present with low to undetectable concentrations of folate in serum and cerebrospinal fluid, pancytopenia (low number of all blood cells), impaired immune responses that increase susceptibility to infections, and a general failure to thrive (149 [lpi.oregonstate.edu]
Treatment
Leucine ...as a treatment “Leucine is an essential amino acid. [diagnose-me.com]
Hence treatment includes both betaine and a diet low in methionine. [dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr]
Without treatment, symptoms vary widely and may present at different ages, ranging from lens dislocation, poor vision, developmental delays, marfanoid habitus, and acute thromboembolism. [medicalhomeportal.org]
After 2 years, pHcy decreased by 38 % in the treatment group and increased by 31 % in the placebo group (p 0.001). The number of hip fractures per 1000 patient-years was 10 and 43 for the treatment and placebo groups, respectively (p 0.001). [aetna.com]
right eye E09.37X2 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, left eye E09.37X3 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus with diabetic macular edema, resolved following treatment, bilateral [app.drchrono.com]
Etiology
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]
This case emphasized the need for a systemic evaluation for hyper-homocysteinemia and lipoprotein(a) levels in children with retinal vascular occlusion of uncertain etiology. [aetna.com]
Also, a genetic component in NTD etiology is evidenced by the increased risk in women with a family history of an NTD and also by variations in risk among ethnicities (37). [lpi.oregonstate.edu]
Epidemiology
Moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer in women: from epidemiology to mechanisms and interventions. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013;37(1):23-30. (PubMed) 122. Rohan TE, Jain MG, Howe GR, Miller AB. [lpi.oregonstate.edu]
Genest and colleagues (2000) noted that the epidemiological evidence linking total plasma Hcy to atherosclerosis is mainly derived from case-control studies, however the strength of this association is weak in prospective studies. [aetna.com]
Prevention
Treatable - 0% Emergent - ED Care Needed - Preventable/Avoidable - 0% Emergent - ED Care Needed - Not Preventable/Avoidable - 0% Primary diagnosis of injury 0% Primary diagnosis of mental health problems 0% Primary diagnosis of substance abuse 0% Primary [medicbind.com]
What they found adds to... [ Read Full Story ] May 10, 2019 If your provider is ordering nebulizers and the drugs used in them for their patients here are things in the documentation that will help prevent a resubmission to Medicare and ease medical coding [coder.aapc.com]
Build new cells Is critical to the prevention of birth defects Plays a key role in heart health by preventing the creation of homocysteine, an amino acid naturally produced in the body that's connected to cardiac problems Food sources: lentils, pinto [prevention.com]
However, the prevention of neural tube defects (NTDs) was not considered when setting the RDA for pregnant women. [lpi.oregonstate.edu]