B: Ms. Patton is an 18-year-old Caucasian G1PO at 38 2/7 weeks of gestation. Admitted on 1/19/2018 at 0300, for labor assessment, -she wishes for a natural birth. Patient was assessed at 0320, all vital signs were normal. She was put on continuous monitoring of the fetus, and Dr. DeFrame was notified at 0340. While waiting for Physician’s arrival, I educated patient on GBS and its effects on newborns.…
Tara is a 28yo, G4 P2012, who was seen for an ultrasound evaluation and to set-up PNC. She has had limited PNC and has not had an ultrasound and is uncertain of her LMP. She believes that it was in June and she was having regular cycles but again is not certain. She overall denies any problems with the pregnancy to date. She does have a longstanding history of opiate abuse and has been using 2-4 mg of Suboxone off the street recently.…
Are there any treatments or cures? Chemotherapy is used to treat this type of cancer. If the cancer does not respond to the chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant can be done. COLUMN 4: Inside Middle Column How can people be affected? People with HIV have a higher chance of getting this disorder.…
Five-day-old male accompanied by his mother and his father. Parents are the primary historians and they are deemed reliable. Chief Complaint: First check up after discharge from the hospital. History of Present Illness: This is a 5-day-old male presenting to the office for first checkup following discharge from the hospital 3 days ago.…
There is no cure for it because it is a gene related syndrome. “It may be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion from a parent with Treacher Collins syndrome, or be due to a fresh genetic mutation”(Treacher Collins Syndrome). Signs of this syndrome happen when the baby is either born or late in the developing process. Around 15 weeks is when the signs or visible to doctors. There are no signs that change they are more like stages.…
Spina bifida is a type of defect at birth called a neural tube defect. It occurs when the bones of the spine (vertebrae) do not form correctly around part of the baby's spinal cord, during the first month of pregnancy. This disease usually affects the brain and spinal cord because of incomplete development. There is no scientific explanation of what causes spina bifida, but there are some factors that can result in the disease. Folic acid deficiency, combination of genetic and environmental risk factors, relating to a family history of neural tube defects are some factors that can lead to spina bifida.…
Krabbe disease Brief description of the disorder: Krabbe disease, a rare genetic degenerative disorder of the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is initiated from a lack of galactocerebrosidase, a vital enzyme for myelin metabolism. This disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies, which affects the growth of development of the myelin sheath, the fatty substance that insulates and protects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The myelin sheath continues to develop after birth, with the growth rate peaking before 18 months of age. The myelin sheath is completely developed when a person is about 20 years old.…
Tay-Sachs Disease What if I told you that there was a disease that could cause your muscles to weaken. That it could also cause your brothers or sisters to die at an early age. Tay-Sachs Disease is a genetic disorder that usually happens in infants and the symptoms don’t show until the 5-6 months. This disease kills thousands if not hundreds of thousands.…
At first contact with a health care professional, the pregnant mother should be given information about the purpose and possible implications of the anomaly scan allowing them to make an informed choice as to whether or not to have the scan. The women should be advised of the limitations of the ultrasound scan and that the main purpose is to assess fetal growth and identify fetal anomalies (D’Addario, 2015: 85-88). If anomalies were to be found on the fetus, the patient is allowed a reproductive choice (choice of termination), the parents can prepare themselves and gain knowledge on the abnormality and allows the option of intrauterine therapy (Cameron, 2011: 36-38). The second trimester scan is best suited for every pregnant female at 5 months, including the patient used for this case study of 19weeks and 4days, as early detection of fetal abnormalities is vital for both parties.…
There are various advantages and disadvantages to the use of medication that is available to pregnant women. One advantage being that it is a tool that can prevent a child bearer from fatal complications while increasing their survival rate. For example, women who are diagnosed with psychotic disorders are often faced with an unusual risk-benefit situation during pregnancy, and the use of medication can save their lives. One disadvantage of prescription medication is that it can increase the possibility of birth defects or even kill the fetus. Potentially, almost any drug used by the mother during pregnancy could be deleterious to the fetus, causing an anatomic defect (Sachdeva, Patel, & Patel, 2007).…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Sandra Reynoso | MDCA 1409 | 09/19/2016 PAGE 1 Just one you might say. But did you know that just one alcoholic drink can permanently harm your unborn child. Your child might suffer from many birth defects like facial abnormalities, lower IQ, problems in their central nervous system among many others. All this can be prevented!…
This is caused by the “complex disorder of brain development” (What is Autism). The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that there is a 1 and 68 chance that a child is diagnosed with autism. Also stated by the CDC boys are about one fourth as likely to have autism than girls are. There are ways to prevent autism and be able to control it, however if someone is diagnosed with autism there is no cure for this mental disease. People can take pills as the mother expecting a child if their is a history of autism in the family.…
Early intervention programs and multi-therapy programs (including physical therapy) may often lessen the impact of the diagnosis. For example, a child who is diagnosed with FAS early in life can be placed in classes that help the child learn and behave better. The consequences of the FAS do not decrease with time, change when the child grows up. There are five key to working with these children structure, consistency, variety, brevity and persistence in addition children with FAS need a loving, nurturing, and stable home in order to avoid any disruptions in their life or that may cause harmful relationships. There is no cure for it but there are programs for people who have it to help them be as normal as…
The patient recovered well with intravenous hydration. No other adverse reactions occurred during delivery. The patient spent approximately two hours in the recovery room for observation and then transferred to a room. Once settled in the room, the nursing staff regularly monitored her vital signs, uterus, and lochia amounts. The postpartum assessment I conducted was about 24 hours after delivery.…
Today’s learning environment can leave students dealing with stress and anxiety. Students are required to remain focused to receive instruction to obtain the best education possible. Often students find it difficult to concentrate. These students are often diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).…