Spina bifida

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    B – dystrophin is part of a group of a protein complex that works together to strengthen muscle fibres and protect them from injury as muscles contract and relax. Dystrophin is produced by the DMD gene and mutations cause Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, which lead to reduced amounts of dystrophin in skeletal muscle cells. This reduced amount of dystrophin causes muscles to weaken and damage over time, causing the build up of fat rather than muscle. This pseudohypertrophy causes the…

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    Case study 1: Callum is two years old and has spina bifida, which affects his vision and muscle co-ordination. Callum’s mum is a single parent due to her low income, she was not able to eat a balanced diet nor did she take folic acid supplements when she was pregnant. Callum and his mum live in a one bedroom flat in a recognised high crime rate area. Callum’s bedroom is damp and his mum has difficulty paying for heating, food and clothing which has put her in debt. The nearest safe park area for…

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    Spina Bifida is a birth defect where a portion of the neural tube fails to develop or close properly. This causes defects in the spinal cord and in the bones of the spine. In Anencephaly, the development of the brain and bones of the skull are hindered when…

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    The amino acid, homocysteine, is basically a cysteine with an added methylene bridge. Methionine, an essential amino acid, gives rise to homocysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid, through the methionine cycle. Methionine is converted to S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) when an adenosine group from ATP is added on to activate methionine’s methyl group. SAM is a methyl donor that is a substrate used in many reactions. When it donates the methyl group, SAM is converted to S-adenosyl homocysteine…

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    Specific racial groups are more likely to have certain birth defects. For example, the policy addresses the issue about African Americans being more probable of being born with anencephaly spina bifida. To address that issue the policy advocates for programs using folic acid vitamin supplements to prevent spina bifida. According to Hall and Solehdin (1998), “Primary prevention of birth defects by adequate periconceptional folic acid supplementation is a major public health opportunity and has…

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    CHIEF COMPLAINT: Difficulty moving legs; severe muscle cramps in legs and inability to move toes and constant crying. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: AGE, GENDER RACE: 4 day old Caucasian male. Parents complains that he is not moving his legs. Legs look emaciated. The parents describes his defecation as sporadic and not occurring every day and the left femur is noticeably shorter than the right. Patient is lethargic and suffering from spastic muscle spasms. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: The patient no…

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    Atypical Development is “any aspect of a child's physical or psychological makeup that is different from what is generally accepted as typical to early childhood” (Allen & Cowdery, 2012, p.81). It is difficult to define atypical development because many people look at it differently. “Children with differences that alter their development often are referred to as “exceptional” or “atypical” (Allen & Cowdery, 2010, p.81). Children who are different either mentally or physically were…

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    ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE PREVENTION EFFORTS (1 PAGE) Primary Prevention The most effective primary prevention effort to improve the health and wellbeing of pregnant women and their infants is through early and adequate prenatal health care (ODPHP, 2016). Early and adequate prenatal healthcare is proven to promote healthy pregnancies, to substantially reduce the number of preventable pregnancy complications, and to decrease the incidence of maternal and infant mortality (CDC, 2016). Prenatal care…

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    What influenced you to take your career path? For me I decided I wanted to go into nursing when I was able to watch my brothers face light up, knowing he was in pain but seeing his nurses would change his whole attitude. My brother was born with Spina Bifida. Insurance doesn't cover everything a reason why my family is in debt. Hospital visits can be extremely expensive, but knowing he is getting healthier and noticing how his day changes with a joke of a nurse can change your whole perspective.…

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    some on his legs, his tattoos tell a life story! Javier Baez has one on his neck of the Major League Baseball logo that represents his “love for the game.” He has a tattoo on his upper arm of his sister, Noely Baez. She had died April 8, 2015 of spina bifida. On his wrist he has his mother’s name (Nelly/Nelida). His mom never liked tattoos, so he got with her name so she wouldn’t be as mad. For more information about his tattoos go to…

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