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GP Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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Premature babies range in what weight? | From 12 oz. to 8 oz. |
Prematurity is the result of which gestational week of pregnancy? | Before the 37th. |
What does Bronchopulmonary Dsyplasia result from? | An insult to the neonate's lungs. |
What is the goal of treatment for Bronchopulmonary Dsyplasia? | The replacement of the damaged alveoli. |
What is Retinopathy of Prematurity is also known as what? | Retrolental Fibroplasia |
What is Down Syndrome? | A congenital form of mild to severe mental retardation accompanied by characteristic facial features and distinctive physical abnormalities. |
Infants with Down Syndrome have an extra chromosome on what number? | Number 21 (trisomy 21). |
Which disorder is the most common crippler in children? | Cerebral Palsy |
What are the three major types of Cerebral Palsy? | Spastic, Athetoid, and Ataxic |
Which disorder is a progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles? | Muscular Dystrophy |
What is the most common and best-known type of Muscular Dystrophy? | Duchenne MD |
Which defect has a protrusion of a portion of the spinal cord and the meninges usually in the lumbar region? | Myelomeningocele |
Which is the most severe form of neural tube defect? | Anencephaly |
What defect results from the enlargement of the head? | Hydrocephalus |
What causes an increased intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus? | A large amount of CSF accumulates in the skull. |
Name the Acyanotic Defects. | Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Coarctation of the Aorta, and Atrial Septal Defect. |
What is the most common congenital cardiac disorder? | Ventricular Septal Defect |
Which defect is characterized by a narrowed aortic lumen causing a partial obstruction of blood flow through the aorta? | Coarctation of the Aorta |
Name the Cyanotic Defects. | Tetralogy of Fallot and Transposition of the Great Arteries. |
What is a sign that the atrial blood is not fully oxygenated? | Central Cyanosis |
Which condition is a deformity of a newborn's foot in which the anterior half of the foot is adducted and inverted? | Clubfoot (Talipes Equinovarus) |
What causes Cleft Lip and Palate? | A failure in the embryonic development of the fetus. |
What is the most common kidney tumor of childhood? | Wilm's Tumor |
What are the clinical effects of Cystic Fibrosis? | Dry paroxysmal cough, exercise intolerance, pneumonia, bulky diarrhea, vomiting, and bowel obstruction. |
What results from a loss of the second X chromosome caused by nondisjunction during gamete formation? | Turner's Syndrome |