Clinical Laboratory Technician Mock Interview
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What is PKU and when is it normally diagnosed?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"PKU is a disease that causes a baby's inability to break down phenyalinine which is found in protein. It causes problems with metablism."
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Every baby in the United States is tested for PKU as part of newborn screenings. It is a genetic condition that affects a baby's metablism, namely the ability to break down phenylalanine which is a protein. Amino Acids, which are the building blocks of protein, regulate all metabolic processes within the human body. If PKU builds up in the blood it can cause damage. While there is no cure, there is treatment."
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
PKU is a rare genetic condition that affects metabolism. A person with PKU can't create the enzyme tht is needed to break down phenylalanine, which is found in protein. A PKU test is a routine test performed on all babies in the US. The interviewer wants to know that you understand the importance of this test.
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
"PKU is one of the tests done as part of a newborn's routine health screening. It helps determine the presence of phenylalanine in the blood, which should be broken down if metabolism is normal."
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