Down Syndrome Diagnosing Process Understanding Down Syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities are part of health care provider’s job. While most babies are born healthy‚ it is important to know the likelihood of having a baby with Down Syndrome. Older mothers are more likely to have a baby affected by Down syndrome than younger mothers (1). In other words‚ the prevalence of Down syndrome increases as the mother’s age increases‚ to clarify‚ each year‚ about 6‚000 babies are born
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Dumping Syndrome My Digestive System Disorder essay is about the Dumping Syndrome. Dumping Syndrome occurs after meals in people who had gastric bypass surgery. The Dumping Syndrome has two type of forms the early dumping syndrome and late dumping syndrome. Dumping Syndrome causes dizziness sweating and weakness. To help decrease the symptoms of the dumping syndrome involves changes in diet and nutrition. Dumping Syndrome is mostly found in African Americans that eat mostly sugar and its moves
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Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the individual has normal intelligence and language development‚ but lack some social and communication skills. People with Asperger’s Syndrome dislike change and have obsessive routines that they must follow. They have overly acute senses and observe the world differently than others. However‚ people with Asperger’s syndrome have a normal IQ and in some cases are very talented in a certain area. Treatment for Asperger’s syndrome is mostly to
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Usher syndrome Usher syndrome is a condition that affects sensory impairments of an individual‚ this means one or more of ones five senses don’t function as normal as they should. Usher syndrome is caused by a certain genetic condition meaning it can be passed on from one generation to another it mainly affects vision and hearing. The vision part of usher syndrome is caused by a condition called retinitis pigmentosa. Retina is a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that sends light signals to the
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome for a baby. Even though there is no evidence that nicotine‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine and marijuana causes Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome but they may contribute to the severity of the baby’s symptoms. "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome." MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. N.p.‚ 3 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 Feb. 2017. . There are a variety of drugs a mother can take to give the child Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. A child that is born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome will show a variety
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Nitin Jacob A40531878 ESA 320 Film Paper December 6‚ 2011 The China Syndrome – Nuclear Power Plant Throughout my life I have always been interested in the theatre. I have enjoyed all types and forms of theatre. I have been too many plays and I have even attended an opera. My favorite form of theatre however is in the form of movies. The movies have been an escape from reality for me. It allows me to enter a world of fantasy and action‚ while being in a relaxed state of mind. I think
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Speech Topic: Asperger’s Syndrome General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about a mild variant of Autism called Asperger’s Syndrome. Thesis: Asperger’s Syndrome is a fairly common‚ but it is still widely misunderstood because of its unique characteristics and connotations. I. Introduction A Attention Getter: “In the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory‚ the character Shelton is clearly suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome‚” says writer Paul Collins
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Jacobs Syndrome Jacobs Syndrome‚ also known as XYY Syndrome‚ is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome. Males with this syndrome are sometimes called super males. Klinefelter’s syndrome with an extra X-chromosome (47‚XXY) and Turner’s syndrome with lack of X-chromosome material (45‚X) have been named after the physicians who first described the syndromes in 1942 and 1937. When Sandberg and co-wokers in 1961 found the chromosome constitution 47‚XYY‚ the name became
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Aarskog Syndrome Description Aarskog syndrome (also known as Aarskog–Scott syndrome‚ faciodigitogenital syndrome‚ shawl scrotum syndrome and faciogenital dysplasia) is a rare autosomal X-linked inherited disorder that affects a person’s height‚ muscles‚ skeleton‚ genitals‚ and appearance of the face. It mostly affects at birth and the symptoms usually become apparent by the age of 3years. Unfortunately‚ Aarskog syndrome is a lifelong condition without a cure. Some people with Aarskog syndrome are born
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Othello syndrome might be the nightmare for a medical student who dreads taking any English class as it is a neurological disorder which combines mental health and a Shakespearian character. In the tragedy written by William Shakespeare‚ the title character Othello murders his wife after falsely believing that she was unfaithful to him. Though it is obvious that a case does not have to turn murderous for Othello syndrome to be present‚ signs of morbid and irrational jealousy are usually the indicator
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