G6PD | we've BEAN thinking about glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency
Episode description
G6PD deficiency is a genetic disorder where the body doesn’t have enough G6PD (aka glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) which usually functions to protect the red blood cells from normal oxidative stress. Without enough protective G6PD, the red cells haemolyse, mostly in response to certain triggers like viral illness and certain foods and medications.
There is no cure for G6PD but most people with the condition can live normal lives as long as they avoid triggers, although they can often be quite unwell when they first present with symptoms of G6PD deficiency.
You don’t want to miss:
- A case
- Differentials for haemolysis
- Explaining the condition to families
- An overview of the pathophysiology
- Aetiology
- Presentation
- Treatment
- Prognosis
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(This isn’t individual medical advice, please use your own clinical judgement and local guidelines when caring for your patients)