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Considerations in the difficult-to-manage urea cycle disorder patient.
Critical care clinics - 1 Oct 2005
Lee Brendan, Singh Rani H, Rhead William J, Sniderman King Lisa, Smith Wendy, Summar Marshall L
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Today, patients with urea cycle disorder (UCD) may survive well beyond infancy. The goal of keeping them in consistent nitrogen balance can be undermined by changing metabolic needs throughout various stages of life, resulting in hyperammonemia in the short term, and poor growth and development in the long term. The specific UCD genotype can affect the risk of metabolic destabilization and management...
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