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Haney GP C12
Childhood Diseases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or false? Conjoined twins are two separate eggs that fuse together in the womb. | False |
| Which gender are conjoined twins seen in more often, male or female? | Female |
| Twins with a cranial union are considered to be what? | Craniopagus |
| Is it possible to separate conjoined twins? | Yes |
| Connection from the breastbone to the waist is know as what? | Omphalopagus |
| A condition whose symptoms include small stature, bulging forehead, depressed nasal bridge, malaligned teeth, and short limbs. | Robinow Syndrome |
| True or false? Children with Robinow Syndrome are born following a normal pregnancy and have a normal birthweight. | True |
| What is the predicted life span of a child with Robinow Syndrome? | Normal |
| Is Robinow Syndrome cureable? | No |
| What are the two forms of Robinow Syndrome? | Dominant and Reccessive |
| When is spina bifida typically discovered? | Newborn Examination |
| When the meninges and, in sever cases, the spinal cord, herniate due to lack of closure it is called what? | Spina Bifida |
| A myelomeningocele is where the external sac contains meninges, CSF, and what? | Spinal Cord |
| The least severe form of spina bifida is called what? | Spina Bifida Occulta |
| Spina Bifida occurs when there is a failure of the posterior spinal proccesses to close in what section? | Lumbar |
| What type of defect is anencephaly? | Neural Tube Defect |
| What is the prognosis for children with anencephaly? | Death |
| Who is more often effected by anencephaly, males or females? | Females |
| True or false, you can discover anencephaly in children even before they are born. | True |
| What is the definitive cause of anencephaly? | Unknown |
| Does Turner's Syndrome effect males or females? | Females |
| What kind of disease is Turner's syndrome? | chromosomal |
| These symptoms describe what disorder? Amenorrhea, webbing, sterility, dwarfism, cardiac/kidney defects. | Turner's Syndrome |
| How is Turner's Syndrome diagnosed? | Chromosomal smear studies |
| What is the most common disorder of gonadal dysgenesis in females? | Turner's Syndrome |