Cleft lip and palate

provides two kinds of rehabilitations programs, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy. St. Christopher’s provide speech therapy to children that difficultly with communication and swallowing. They have specialty programs for children with cleft lip and palate to teach them how to eat, swallow and speak after they have their surgery. St. Christopher’s provides Occupational Therapy for patients dealing with injuries, disabilities or chronic illnesses. They provide services for patients who…

In order to present this research paper the main focus was to offer a primary source that would demonstrate how people would change their mind after reading all the information provided and the supporting Ideas. A survey conducted to ask ten people their opinion on plastic surgeries revealed that a 70% of them did not agree. Plastic surgery gives people many benefits in the way they think about their self-image and self-esteem. The leading reason why plastic surgeries are beneficial is because…

Primary diagnosis: Intellectual disability. Secondary diagnosis: Learning disorder. The claimant was a 31-year-old man. Alleged disability: hydrocephalus, Crouzon syndrome, scoliosis, left leg condition, left eye vision loss, and left ear hearing loss. He reported increased head and leg pain and feeling dizzy very often. Education: 12th grade (2005) Spanish language. Work experience: (2006-2011) office clerk for local government and production line in a pharmaceutical factory.…

nondisjunction in father’s chromosome 21(extra copy of chromosome 21). Patau syndrome - Patau syndrome causes serious defects to the eye, brain, circulatory functions, and spine. It can also cause extra fingers, extra toes, weak muscles, cleft palates, and cleft lips. The ratio of live births is 1:5000 and children born with this syndrome usually live up to only five months. This syndrome is…

A local to New Jersey, Avi works as a well established dentist. He takes on some of the most difficult dental procedures. Over half of his patients have been refered to him by other dentists, who didn't feel confident in their ability to help the patient. Graduate to the prestigious Rutgers University, he has earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Biology. Later, he went on to earn his Dentist Degree from New York University College of Dentistry. This dedicated and intelligent dentist…

Patau Syndrome Patau syndrome is a disorder that affects its victims from the moment of their birth (1,2). The disease is named after Dr. Klaus Patau, a German American geneticist, who described the syndrome in 1960 (3). Geneticist is a biologist that specializes in genetics (4). The disease is also known by the name Bartholin-Patau syndrome. This refers to Dr. Klaus Patau and Erasmus Bartholin. Erasmus Bartholin was the original discoverer of Patau syndrome but Bartholin was unable to explain…

disease. It is not cirrhosis because it is not active with inflammatory cells. The disorder is probably proliferation and dilation of portal bile ducts. Some other features are retinal pigmentation anomalies, optic atrophy, strabismus, nystagmus, cleft lip and palate, cardiovascular anomalies, hernia, abnormal nipples, and fits. This disease is named after Osteon Aagenaes, a Norwegian pediatrician. These are similar because they have common side effects. This seems to indicate the…

The term Trisomy describes the presence of an additional chromosome. Trisomy 13 is a chromosomal disorder that affects either all or a portion of the 13th chromosome. Each person is given a set of chromosomes, one from mom and the other from dad. During embryo development, the 13th chromosome takes on an additional set from either parent. This results in a set of three chromosomes. The severity of the abnormality associated with Trisomy 13 depends on the specific location and percentage…

Jeopardizing the Health of my Fetus. Introduction Berger (2015) states that “A cascade may begin before a woman realizes she is pregnant, as many toxins, illnesses, and experiences can cause harm early in pregnancy” (pg.112). She explains that there is an increase in the risk of abnormalities and birth problems during pregnancy due to these factors. The author defines these factors as teratogens; which is an agent or condition that can impair prenatal development. Berger provides various…

As a future health professional, understanding the impact of teratogens on human development is an important aspect of clinical practice. For this assignment, I will explore the effects of exposure to alcohol and tobacco of these teratogens on development of the head between weeks three and twelve of gestation. The reason I am choosing alcohol and tobacco as my topic because I noticed that drinking and smoking are the major concerns in New Zealand. According to Pilitteri (2003), teratogen is…