or unborn child’s‚ liver. Abnormal test results could signal the presence or development of an open neural tube defect i.e. spina bifida‚ etc. Fetal maturation includes a process called neurulation in which the neural tube (tube that connect brain to central nervous system) develops and eventually closes in on itself to ensure the growth of other neural tissue. In open neural tube defects‚ the neural tube does not close typically resulting in death of the fetus. As amniocentesis is a serious procedure
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Congenital Heart Disease can be described as a number of different problems affecting the heart. According to professors at many universities‚ it is the most common type of birth defect. It is said that Congenital Heart Disease is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defect. Some of the defects may heal over time‚ but others will require treatment. Congenital Heart Disease is sometimes divided into two types: Cyanotic (blue discoloration caused by a lack of oxygen)
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During the physical examination‚ we were unable to elicit findings typical of pneumonia such as dullness on both the lower lung fields‚ crackles‚ and increased breath sounds. We attributed this to the medications that were already taking effect on the day prior to conducting the physical examination. Administration of antibiotics and expectorants relieves the pulmonary congestion by reducing the bacterial load and purging the mucus that clogs the bronchi. The resolution of the disease in the patient
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of physical impairments in children. Spina Bifida is a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. This syndrome was discovered over four hundred years ago. The most common type of Spina Bifida is Myelomeningocele. The neural tube defect which the spine not forming completely‚ results in a spinal canal that is incomplete. Myelomeningocele is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal doesn’t close before birth
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brain and the spinal cord. If problems arise during the development of the cord‚ it is called a neural tube defect which can lead to spinal bifida or other spinal cord deformities. Spina Bifida is one of the most common birth defects with in the United States‚ one out of every eight babies are diagnosed with this disorder. Also 95 percent of babies with spina bifida and other neural tube defects are born to parents with no family history of these disorders. If one child has spina bifida‚ the risk of
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the ethical and legal concerns of infants born with the neural tube defect known as anencephaly. Anencephaly is a defect that occurs early in the gestational period of a fetus‚ caused by the neural tube failing to close completely. This defect results in the lack of the scalp‚ skull‚ cranial vault and cerebral hemispheres developing normally. The outcome is either a spontaneous abortion or an infant born with severe birth defects. If the child is carried to birth‚ the life is expectancy is measured
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The government initiatives to reduce junior doctors’ hours within the NHS Plan (DH 2000) have increased the call for midwives to expand their traditional role and take on some of the tasks that in the past have mainly been carried out by junior doctors (Kings Fund 2011). Having been working within the community setting as a midwife for the past three years I was interested in extending my role in order to provide more holistic care for my caseload of clients and their babies. Holistic care for mothers
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Cri Du Chat syndrome is a rare chromosomal abnormality that affects an arm of chromosome number five. Other well-known names of the syndrome include; 5p minus‚ 5p monosomy‚ and Lejeune’s Syndrome. The words Cri Du Chat translate in French to “cry of the cat‚” this is referring to the distinct cry of children burdened by this disorder. When the deletion of the short arm on chromosome 5 occurs‚ multiple genes are also deleted. This deletion of genes can vary depending on how much of chromosome 5’s
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Atrial Septal Defect Only 1‚966 people our born with atrial septal defect (A.S.D.) each year. That is less than the amount of people in columbus by a huge margin. That does not mean it is not serious disorder. This is when there is an opening in the wall between the heart. This disorder can cause over flowing blood in the lungs and problems pumping blood through the body. These can lead to right side heart failure. Atrial Septal Defect is a rare disease‚ to get a full grasp on the subject you must
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PharmaPoint: Ulcerative Colitis - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022 On 14th April 2014 During the forecast period from 20122022‚ the growth of the UC market will be driven largely by the entry of Johnson & Johnsons (J&Js) Simponi and Takedas Entyvio‚ which will lead to an increase in the overall number of patients being treated with biologics in the US‚ 5EU‚ Japan‚ and Canada. Another key event affecting the UC market is the anticipated launch of biosimilars‚ given that the patent
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