During episodes of symptomatic hyperammonemia, all the following treatment options can be used EXCEPT

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Hyperammonemia treatment includes ammonia scavengers (B), dialysis (C, D, E), but IV glucose alone doesn’t remove ammonia, though it prevents catabolism; it’s not a primary treatment here.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: In Patau syndrome, midline facial defects such as cyclopia, cebocephaly, and cleft lip and palate are common, as are CNS anomalies like alobar holoprosencephaly, leading to severe disability and short life expectancy, making A incorrect as the true statement is its opposite.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Phenylketonuria (PKU) results in a musty or mousy odor, often described as hoplike, due to phenylacetate accumulation.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Niemann-Pick disease type A is due to sphingomyelinase deficiency, leading to sphingomyelin accumulation.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Peroxisomal disorders (e.g., Zellweger) typically present with hypotonia and seizures in neonates due to brain and nerve dysfunction.