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The lower esophageal sphincter protects the esophagus from stomach acid splashing back into the esophagus.
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Describe how clinicians screen for multiple metabolic disorders in infants.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
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Tandem mass spectroscopy allows clinicians to screen for over 30 metabolic disorders by analyzing metabolites in a blood spot collected on a filter paper from a simple heel prick on the newborn.


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