UCSD Biochemical Genetics and Metabolomics Laboratory A Program in the Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego

Tools for Biochemical Genetics

• List Inborn Errors of Metabolism with ICD-10 Codes and OMIM Links.
• List ICD-9 Diagnostic Codes related to Biochemical Genetics.
• List CPT Procedure Codes related to Biochemical Genetics.
• Calculate Body Surface Area.
• Estimate Body Surface Area Proportion ("Rule of Nines")
• Estimate Centiles for Growth Parameters.
• Calculate Predicted Basal Metabolic Rate.
• Calculate age as decimal years.
• List acylcarnitine patterns associated with diagnoses.
• The "Metabolic Medicine Cabinet"
• Tests recommended for the "metabolic autopsy"
• Pain scales:
•     Simple visual analog scale.
•     Categorical-- "Wong-Baker FACES." 
•     Mixed-- Combined metric scale (Averbuch & Katzper, J Clin Pharm, 2004).
•     Patient Pain Medication Agreement and Consent
• Muscle scales (MRC Muscle Strength, Fatigue Severity Scale)
• UBACC: University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent

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