Infant Death Syndrome Speech
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to start by introducing myself; I am Edith De Soto a medical assistant in a surgical center who is pursuing a medical degree in cardiology and oncology. Cardiology is the study of diseases and treatments of the heart, while oncology is the study and treatment of tumors in the body. For this reason I decided to present to you and inform you of a disease that could surprise us at any given moment. But before we begin let me ask you this: Do you have a baby, nieces or nephews, or simply babysit any babies? If you do, you might find my information to be quite informative and eye opening.
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Well let us begin.
SIDS is the acronym for “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,” which is also known as crib death. SIDS is a syndrome that affects …show more content…
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According to the European Journal of Human Genetics, 35 percent of the cases with SIDS occur due to genetic diseases. Some examples they give are: cardiomyopathy, ion channelopathy, and metabolic disorders, which are difficult to detect in newborns.
Ion Channelopathies is a disease that is caused by the mutation of one of or genes that is in charge of regulating our levels of proteins. In a study by the European journal of Human Genetics it was discovered that nine percent of the cases of SIDS are due to Channelopathies. On there hand, Seven percent of the SIDS cases that are reported are do to cardiomyopathies. Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that strains the heart to deliver blood to the body. This strain can cause the heart to stop causing death.
Lastly, Metabolic diseases only affects one percent of the cases with SIDS. A metabolic disease occurs when your body causes your metabolic system to be disrupted meaning that what is in charge of making our energy when we consume food is not working properly.
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to start by introducing myself; I am Edith De Soto a medical assistant in a surgical center who is pursuing a medical degree in cardiology and oncology. Cardiology is the study of diseases and treatments of the heart, while oncology is the study and treatment of tumors in the body. For this reason I decided to present to you and inform you of a disease that could surprise us at any given moment. But before we begin let me ask you this: Do you have a baby, nieces or nephews, or simply babysit any babies? If you do, you might find my information to be quite informative and eye opening.
Slide 2:
Well let us begin.
SIDS is the acronym for “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,” which is also known as crib death. SIDS is a syndrome that affects …show more content…
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According to the European Journal of Human Genetics, 35 percent of the cases with SIDS occur due to genetic diseases. Some examples they give are: cardiomyopathy, ion channelopathy, and metabolic disorders, which are difficult to detect in newborns.
Ion Channelopathies is a disease that is caused by the mutation of one of or genes that is in charge of regulating our levels of proteins. In a study by the European journal of Human Genetics it was discovered that nine percent of the cases of SIDS are due to Channelopathies. On there hand, Seven percent of the SIDS cases that are reported are do to cardiomyopathies. Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that strains the heart to deliver blood to the body. This strain can cause the heart to stop causing death.
Lastly, Metabolic diseases only affects one percent of the cases with SIDS. A metabolic disease occurs when your body causes your metabolic system to be disrupted meaning that what is in charge of making our energy when we consume food is not working properly.
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