Question

My child needs to undergo a urine screening for genetic metabolic diseases, but the child has a cold and upper respiratory tract infection. Can they still do it? Will it affect the results?

Answer

Metabolic diseases refer to diseases caused by metabolic problems, including metabolic disorders and hypermetabolism, and mainly include the following conditions: 1. Diabetes 2. Diabetic ketoacidosis 3. Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome 4. Hypoglycemia 5. Gout 6. Protein-energy malnutrition 7. Vitamin A deficiency disease 8. Scurvy 9. Vitamin D deficiency disease 10. Osteoporosis.