Turner Syndrome is when a baby girl is born with only one complete X chromosome instead of two X chromosome. Scientist are not really sure what causes the other X or Y chromosome disappears but‚ they are certain that it disappears when the baby is conceived inside the womb. Girls with Turner Syndrome are usually diagnosed at a young age or at birth. When baby girls are born with a webbed neck‚ a broad chest‚ widely spaced nipples‚ or heart problems they are tested for TS. Girls with TS only
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Table of contents Introduction……………………………………………………………1 Definition of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)………………………..1 Characteristics of FAS…………………………………………………1 Affect of alcohol on the brain………………………………………….1 Affect of FAS on babies………………………………………………..1 The role the South African context has played in FAS………………...1 Conclusion……………………………………………………………...1 Reference List……………………………………………………….…1 Introduction Upon conducting researching for this topic
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McCance and Huether (2014) defined Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) as a continuum of physiologic derangements characterized by dynamic alterations of two or more organs’ function in a state of critical illness. As the name indicates‚ MODS is a syndrome and not a specific health condition since it involves various organs. In the past‚ “multiple organ failure” was the term used to describe the condition until it became apparent that it was misleading since normal physiological function of
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Increased Mortality among Widowers by Parkes‚ Benjamin‚ and Fitzgerald was published in the British Medical Journal in 1969. The authors goal was to determine if there was any validity to the “broken heart syndrome” and to discover what the actual mortality rate in connection with the “broken heart syndrome”. The population of this study included widowers 55 years of age and older and the sample used was 4‚486 widowers 55 years of age and older. The study was completely observation as the men were followed
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or Stein-Leventhal syndrome‚ is an endocrine disorder in women that has varying degrees of early and long-term reproductive and metabolic risk. PCOS is the most common female endocrinopathy during childbearing age with around 6%-10% of the population afflicted. (Palomba et al.‚ 2015). While many that have been diagnosed with PCOS have ovarian cyst‚ it is not the symptom required for diagnoses. To be diagnosed with PCOS one must be afflicted with at least two of three
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder that is classified into six distinct primary types. EDS was first described around the turn of the century by Eduard Ehlers‚ a Danish physician‚ and Henri-Alexandre Danlos‚ a French physician. Before 1997 there were ten recognized types of EDS that were labeled with Roman numerals I through X. Once doctors had more experience with patients with EDS and as technology improved to study biochemical
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Fetal alcohol syndrome From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Fetal alcohol syndrome Classification and external resources Baby with fetal alcohol syndrome. ICD-10 Q86.0 ICD-9 760.71 DiseasesDB 32957 MedlinePlus 000911 eMedicine ped/767 MeSH D005310 Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol crosses the placental
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Nursing Care Study This assignment is a case study of a patient who was admitted to a respiratory ward with acute exacerbation of asthma. This assignment will discuss nursing an adult patient with asthma‚ also it will aim to critically assess‚ plan‚ implement and evaluate the patients nursing needs using the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney nursing model (1980). This case study will focus on the maintaining a safe environment. It is worth noting that the activities of daily living are interlinked e
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topic I chose to research was Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Polycystic is a health problem that can affect a women’s menstrual cycle‚ childbearing‚ hormones‚ and other bodily functions. Women with this disorder typically have higher levels of androgens in their bodies. [ (DePaolo‚ 2007) ] In this paper I will first do an overview of the female reproductive system‚ briefly discus the menstrual and ovarian cycle and finally discuss Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Overview of Female Reproductive System The
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steroid-dependent and frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome Shori Takahashi & Naohiro Wada & Hitohiko Murakami & Satoshi Funaki & Tetsuji Inagaki & Kensuke Harada & Michio Nagata Received: 3 March 2006 / Revised: 3 August 2006 / Accepted: 17 August 2006 / Published online: 17 October 2006 # IPNA 2006 Abstract An awareness of the triggers of relapse is critical for the control of steroid-dependent‚ frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome (SDFRNS). We have investigated the triggers‚ usually
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