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Metabolism is the process of changing energy sources into energy. For example, food proteins are metabolized into energy or heat to be used or absorbed by the body.
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Metabolize and store carbohydrates, which are used as the source for the sugar (glucose) in blood that red blood cells and the brain use ...
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Buspirone is metabolized by the liver and excreted by the kidney, and should be used with care in patients with hepatic or renal disease. The drug is classified as schedule B during pregnancy, but should not be taken during breastfeeding.
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Most alcohol is metabolized or broken down by the liver, with some help from the respiratory system.
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Genetic risks are related to the ability of the body to process (uptake and metabolize) low-density lipids that contain cholesterol.
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[115] When aprepitant is co-administered with agents metabolized by CYP3A4 isoenzymes such as corticosteroids, plasma concentrations of these drugs may increase.
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People with galactosemia are unable to metabolize the simple sugar galactose. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk.
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beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) A site-active (locally metabolized) corticosteroid drug approved and marketed in inhaled and nasal formulations for the treatment of asthma, allergic rhinitis, ...
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Normally your liver metabolizes this residue of worn-out red blood cells, and you excrete it in your urine. But hepatitis interferes with your liver's ability to metabolize bilirubin, leading to higher levels in your blood.
Enzyme levels.
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This means that if the patient has not had time to metabolize the previous dose and ingests more, then the sedative effect may increase.
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This occurs secondary to immaturity of liver cells (cannot effectively metabolize bilirubin) and the increased destruction of red blood cells (further releasing bilirubin into the bloodstream) that is normally seen in the newborn.
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However, when the liver cannot properly metabolize and detoxify substances in the body, toxic substances build up in the bloodstream.
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This disease impairs the body's ability to metabolize glucose, the blood sugar which is the primary energy source for all body cells.
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As damage increases, the liver fails to detoxify the blood and becomes less able to metabolize many medications, which magnifies their effects. Eventually, toxins build up in the brain. These changes can produce:
Increased sensitivity to drugs ...
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Even if small amounts get through, they are normally taken up by renal tubular cells which then metabolize the proteins as a source of energy.
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phenylketonuria (PKU) - PKU is an inherited disease in which the body cannot metabolize a protein called phenylalanine. It is estimated that one baby in 10,000 to 25,000 is born with PKU in the United States.
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CYTOCHROME P450 SYSTEM: A set of liver enzymes that metabolize drugs and other substances. Some drugs inhibit or stimulate this system, which affects the breakdown and, therefore, blood levels of other drugs in the body.
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Be very careful about giving him any fats, because he cannot metabolize fat as a normal person can. In him, fats break down in the blood into more severe poisons than excess sugar. Many diabetics are overweight.
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A rare inherited disorder. Causes an inability to metabolize phenylalanine, an amino acid that's a common part of many proteins that form tissues in the body. Left untreated, it causes severe mental retardation in infants.
phimosis ...
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Gout is caused by deposits of uric acid in connective tissue, often in joints of the feet and ankles, which lead to inflammatory arthritis; uric acid is produced when purine is metabolized.
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Benign liver tumors: Hormones are metabolized by the liver. A small increase in the frequency of benign liver tumors may exist, particularly after 4-8 years of birth control pill use.
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This simple sugar molecule is produced when the foods that we eat are metabolized.
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These people cannot metabolize foods that contain large amounts of phenylalanine, one of the ingredients in aspartame. People with this condition must avoid aspartame and many other high-protein foods.
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Arachidonic acid is further metabolized by one of two enzyme pathways into various prostaglandins (by cyclooxygenase) or leukotrienes (by lipooxygenase).
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In contrast, insoluble fibres, which are present in bran cereals (e.g. wheat and rice), are not significantly metabolized by enzymes in the intestinal flora.
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