Recognizing Porphyria Attacks: When Severe Abdominal Pain Can Last up to 7 Days

Patients with certain inherited metabolic disorders often arrive in the emergency room / hospital setting with porphyria-like attacks. To improve an understanding of AHP (acute hepatic porphyria) and to better differentiate this disorder from others that mimic symptoms similar to AHP, a broad differential diagnosis of the main acute presentations of acute porphyrias (including severe abdominal pain, extensive neuropathy issues, disabling respiratory symptoms, tachycardia, vomiting, and more) will be reviewed using pediatric and adult patient cases, with recommended strategies for immediate treatment

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Discuss clinical manifestations of Acute Hepatic Porphyrias (AHP).
Recognize signs and symptoms of AHP in the hospital setting: abdominal, neuro, and other acute attacks.
How to better prepare your hospital for AHP.

This is an EXCEL Continuing Education continuing medical education activity supported by an educational grant from Recordati Rare Disease.

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Dr. Clara C. Hildebrandt, MD

As per EXCEL Continuing Education, Dr. Hildebrandt, the EXCEL staff, and the peer reviewer have nothing to disclose.

EXCEL Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

EXCEL Continuing Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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