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Cystic Fibrosis 2009
Assessment
Question | Answer |
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What type of genetic disorder is this? | autosomal recessive |
Are there are racial or socioeconomic risk factors? | AFrican Americans have lower risk, but it is present in every race and socioeconomic status |
What is the way many parents first note that something is wrong? | Salty taste to the skin (taste salty when kissed) |
What are respiratory tract findings? | dyspnea, tachypnea, paroxysmal and chronic cough, URTIs, clubbing, barrel chest, sputum production after treatment, effects often first seen in childhood |
What are GI tract findings? | meconium ileus in newborn, increased bulk of stool (undigested food), fat in stools * (steatorrhea), foul smeeling stools *, decreased absorption of nutrients, weight loss & increased appetite as fewer nutrients are absorbed, abdominal distention |
What are genital tract findings? | females may be infertile due to thick cervical mucus, and males are generally sterile due to blockage of vas deferens |