Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Overview

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Credits

1.50

Pharmacology Credits

0.5

Post Assessment Questions

9

Start Date

1 Sep 2023

Last Review Date

1 Sep 2023

Expiration Date

31 Aug 2026

Estimated Time To Finish

90 Minutes


 
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Activity Description

Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by a deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS). It presents with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures. Treatment for acute attacks is intravenous heme. Definitive treatment is an orthotopic liver transplant. This activity gives an overview of the etiology, clinical presentation, evaluation, management, and treatment of the disease by an interprofessional team.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician associates, nurses, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

  • Identify the etiology of acute intermittent porphyria.
  • Review the evaluation of acute intermittent porphyria.
  • Outline the management approaches and therapeutic options available for acute intermittent porphyria.
  • Describe interprofessional team strategies for improving care coordination and communication to advance early diagnosis and management of acute intermittent porphyria and improve outcomes.
  • Outline the pharmacologic therapy as it applies to Acute Intermittent Porphyria

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