What Is Acute Intermittent Porphyria?
Why AIP Is Often Undiagnosed or Misdiagnosed
Screening Tests for AIP
Genetics of AIP
AIP Triggers
Case 1: 22-Year-Old Woman
Screen for Urinary PBG
Manage AIP and Its Pain
Mechanisms of Action Glucose and Hemin
Whom to Test When a Patient Is Diagnosed With AIP
Avoiding Future Attacks
An Accurate and Timely Diagnosis of AIP Is Critical
Liver Transplantation for Intractable AIP
Case 2: 30-Year-Old Man
Case 2: 30-Year-Old Man (cont)
Case 2: Assessing for Porphyria
Acute Management of AIP
Preparing and Administering Intravenous Hemin
Genetic Counseling
Long-term Management of AIP
Summary
Abbreviations
References
References (cont)
References (cont)