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Childhood Diseases

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