Introduction This paper will explore the case study of Suzanne‚ an independent living 25-year-old woman with Downs Syndrome that presents with progressively worsening congenital heart and lung abnormalities. She has been referred to a transplant center to be evaluated for a possible heart-lung transplant. The transplant center will be in charge of determining whether or not she will be able to handle her post-transplant care. In order to make this determination‚ “A Guide to Moral Decision Making”
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how Christmas would be with only one income and who would bake cookies before I came home from school. But it was not long before I realized that my mom took more than her silk flowers and ceramic owls. She took our favorite tutor‚ our maid to clean up after us and our mother to give us our daily support and comforting. Suddenly‚ all of these roles were to be replaced by me. Of course I wanted to help my father ease into his new role as Mr. Mom‚ but I never wanted to become a very young mother of
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Down Syndrome Learning Disability- a childhood disorder characterized by a difficulty with certain skills. Difficulty in such skills as reading or writing in individuals with normal intelligence. Learning disabilities affect the ability to interpret what one sees and hears or the ability to link information from different areas of the brain. These limitations can show up in multiple different ways. These disabilities extend to schoolwork and can delay learning to read or write. Birth Defect-
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current mainstream views on human sexual evolution theoretically and factually wrong and political‚ “but destructive‚ sustaining a false sense of what it means to be a human” adding misery to the lives of those who buy into the myth‚ but struggle to live up to it. The introduction and the first three chapters outline their main claims give the reader a brief lesson on cultural relativity discuss Darwin’s views of sexual
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causes about 4% of Down syndrome cases. There are no distinct cognitive or medical differences between people with translocation trisomy 21 and those with complete trisomy 21. ! What chromosome is affected by this disorder? !Chromosome 21 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. The trisomy of the 21st chromosome causes Lets go more in depth about Down Syndrome. Types of Down Syndrome. The scientific name for down syndrome is trisomy
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Composition 1 14 November 2011 Outline INTRODUCTION Thesis Statement: Although Down syndrome is used as a general term‚ several forms of this syndrome exist. I. Diagnosis A. Discovery B. Cause II. Types A. Trisomy 21 B. Translocation C. Mosaicism III. Expectations From Therapy CONCLUSION Down syndrome Lot’s of people fail to realize that several forms of Down syndrome exist. “Down syndrome is a set of mental and physical symptoms that result from having an extra
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Abstract a) Down syndrome b) Interesting topic c) Understanding why down syndrome occurs Introduction a) Who discovered Down syndrome b) What is Down syndrome Body research A. What Causes it and is it inherited? 1-Trisomy 21 2-Mosaic Down syndrome 3-Translocation Down syndrome B. How Down syndrome affects Kids 1-Physical features 2-Learning C. Risk factors 1-Advancing maternal age 2- Being carriers of the genetic translocation for Down syndrome 3-Having
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DOWN SYNDROME Down Syndrome is a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome It comes from a defect involving chromosome 21. The condition leads to impairments in both cognitive ability and physical growth that range from mild to moderate developmental disabilities. Through a series of screenings and tests‚ Down syndrome can be detected before and after a baby is born. The only factor known to affect the probability of having a baby with Down syndrome is maternal age. Less than one in 1‚000
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Falling Down Urban areas of the world have always been a crucial element in spatial organization and the evolution of societies. Towns and cities are centers of cultural innovation social transformation and political change. They can also be engines of economic development. The gross domestic product of large cities like Los Angeles is roughly equivalent to that of entire countries like Australia and Sweden. Towns and cities are essential elements in human economic and social organization
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Down syndrome Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders‚ occurring one in every 600 births (Davis‚ 2008). 3‚500-5‚000 children are born with Down syndrome every year in the United States alone (Pueschel‚ 2008). Down syndrome or mongolism was first identified by John Langdon Down in 1866 although the syndrome has been around for many centuries. In fact‚ according to many paintings dated back to the sixteenth century show pictures of children with Down syndrome like features (Carr
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