Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as “an unspecified medical entity: the sudden and unexpected death of a reasonably healthy child‚ whose passing away remains uncertain following the performance of an adequate assessment of medical history‚ autopsy‚ and death scene examination”(Valdes-Dapena‚1979). SIDS is one of the predominately-unsolved problems of infancy. The number of infants who die each year of SIDS is greater than the number of children who die
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Lesch Nyhan Syndrome Lesch Nyhan Syndrome (LNS) was first reported in 1964 by Michael Lesch and William L. Nyhan. It is a rare disorder located on the x chromosome. It is a sex-linked trait‚ which means that it is passed from mother to son. This condition can be inherited or occur spontaneously as a result of a genetic mutation. It usually appears once in every 100‚000 male births. Since the defective gene is recessive‚ females almost never exhibit symptoms of the disease. However‚ they can be
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purpose is to inform my audience about the effects of alcohol on the fetus‚ the many effects and harms associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome‚ and treatment for fetal alcohol syndrome. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome l. how consuming alcohol affects a fetus A. Definition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 1. Use Medical encyclopedia example 2. When you drink‚ the baby drinks too‚ not well for developing organs and brain cells. B. There are no safe levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a medical condition that encompasses various heart-related ailments such as acute myocardial ischemia‚ unstable angina‚ non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)‚ and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (Kumar & Cannon 2009). NSTEMI and STEMI begins with atherosclerosis which happens when a plaque known as atherosclerotic plaque is formed from years of cholesterol deposits within the artery wall. When this ruptures the platelets clump
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Klinefelter syndrome is an additional X chromosome in the cells affecting males. Meiotic nondisjunction is the major result of this syndrome. There are differences in the degree of severity of physical‚ language‚ and behavioral development symptoms between affected individuals. Klinefelter syndrome is not passed from parent to child; even though‚ women who have pregnancies after the age of 35 may have an increased chance of having a boy with the presence of extra sex chromosome. Tests for chromosome
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Introduction It sounds simple: women who drink excessively while pregnant are at high risk for giving birth to children with birth defects. Therefore‚ to prevent these defects‚ women should stop drinking alcohol during all phases of pregnancy. Alternatively‚ women who drink alcohol should not become pregnant unless and until they can control their drinking. More than 20 years ago‚ when fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first described in the published medical literature
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argue that this ever busy lifestyle is from always being connected (through cell phones‚ text messaging‚ voicemail‚ email‚ etc.) and never making the separation from work and play. That is why a growing disease in today’s culture is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)‚ at about half a million people in America alone. Currently‚ the exact cause is unknown because there is no lab test‚ scan‚ or blood test that diagnoses CFS. It was once believed that this disease was closely linked with Epstein-Barr
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despite the cramps and the headaches‚ we manage to make our way to the refrigerator to satisfy our cravings. Sounds awful? Definitely‚ but unfortunately it’s a medical condition we women have to deal with on a monthly basis. PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) is considered a medical condition because it brings discomfort in your body. It mainly affects women of childbearing age. As per the Cleveland clinic website‚ “more than one in three women suffer from PMS and 20 suffer so severely that their lives
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They comprise of Autistic disorder; Asperger’s syndrome; Rett’s disorder; childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development. A complex syndrome that can be described as having many different brain disorders with similar characteristics. A child can be diagnosed as having autism based from the age of three if they are displaying “(1) significant
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affected with Down syndrome face many problems in today’s society. Whether it is unfair judgment‚ discrimination‚ or misunderstandings‚ those with Down syndrome have been subjected to cruelty. However‚ over the years‚ there has been much progress towards acceptance and equality. Many people still do not understand Down syndrome‚ which is the main source of discrimination. Perhaps with more awareness in today’s society of what Down syndrome is and what those with Down syndrome can contribute to society
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