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Childhood Diseases

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Mental or physical disease which is always present at birth but not always detectable   Congenital Anomalies  
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2 procedures to check for congenital anomalies which are invasive & may pose a risk to mother & fetus   Amniocentesis & CVB (chorionic Villus Biopsy)  
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premature is being born at which time   37th week of gestation  
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Premature babies are born with Hyaline membrane disease aka   IRDS (Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome)  
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What is IRDS   Lack of surfactant to allow alveoli to expand  
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Paralysis from damage to the CNS from lack of oxygen is what disease   Cerebral palsy  
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A group of malformations of spine with back of spine partially or completely absent is called   Spina Bifida  
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Cerebral spinal fluid is increased or blocked resulting in an enlarged head is what disease   Hydrocephalus  
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what is the term for an abnormal small head   microcephaly  
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When a child is born with microcephaly and mental retardation what is this disease called   Cri-du-Chat Syndrome (Cat's Cry Syndrome)  
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When a child is born with almost no brain tissue what is this called   Anencephaly  
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A child born with an extra chromosome of 21 has what   Down Syndrome  
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A child under the agae of 5 with a nephroblastoma (a highly malignant neoplasm of kidney) has   Wilm's tumor  
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What is tranposition of great arteries on the heart   The aorta & pulmonary artery are reversed  
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What is the disease that has narrowing of the pyloric sphincter   Congenital Pyloric Stenosis  
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What is the most common fatal genetic disease which has a chornic dysfunction of the exocrine gland producing too much mucous   Cystic Fibrosis  
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when a child has a positive Guthrie test and must be placed on a phenylalanine free diet what is this called   Phenylketonuria  
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what is Erythroblastosis Fetalis   incompatible Rh factor - hemolytic disease of the newborn  
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symptoms of Fetal Alcohol syndrome are   low nasal bridge; short nose; thin upper lip; epicanthal folds; indistinct philtrum; flat midface  
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what is Croup   inflammation & obstruction of larynx, trachea & bronchi  
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What disease is caled by varicella - zoster virus   Chicken Pox (varicella)  
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What is also known as Epidemic Parotitis   Mumps  
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What is also known as Rubells (3 day measles)   German Measles  
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What is classed as hypothermia   core body temp must be less than 95 degrees  
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what is classed as hyperthermia   core body temp must be more than 105 degrees  
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what is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome   entrapment & compression of median nerve in the carpal tunnel  
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what is Shaken Baby Syndrome   Bleeding in the brain  
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