solomonbenjamind
Q455
You are caring for a patient with Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency. What would you most likely advise the patient to avoid?
Allergens
0%
Carnitine
0%
Fasting
100%
Sun exposure
0%
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Jul 31, 2023 at 2:43pmWeb
Show threadsolomonbenjamindAug 9, 2023
Q455 answer: Fasting
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16788829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1424/
Safe and unsafe duration of fasting for children with MCAD deficiency - PubMed

Therefore, to conclude, we recommend a maximum duration of fasting in children with MCAD deficiency of 8 hours between 6 months and 1 year of age, 10 hours in the second year of life and 12 hours thereafter. From this study, no conclusions can be drawn on the duration of fasting during situations of …

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Show threadZebraJulieSep 26, 2023
@solomonbenjamind will there be more of these?