Syndromes

can affect a child, as well as their families. The great thing is that many of these conditions we are able to treat. The cardiac condition that I decided to research is the Tetralogy of Fallot and the respiratory condition is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Tertralogy of Fallot is a birth defect and affects normal blood flow. During development in the mother’s womb, the heart of the baby does not form correctly and this condition is the result. This condition is a congenital defect, meaning…

Turners Syndrome, a genetic condition which is only found in females, affects approximately 1 in every 2,500 women, therefore there is a 0.0004 chance that your child will be born with this deformity. (Judith L. Ross, MD, 2017) A woman usually has two sex chromosomes (XX) however if you are born with Turners Syndrome that means one of these chromosomes is abnormal or missing. You may discover you have this condition; before birth, at birth or during the teenage years of your life. (Department of…

and mentally but it will increase the risk of Down’s syndrome in the child. The chances of Down’s syndrome in the child if the mother is affected is 15% and only 5% if the father is affected. This type of Down’s syndrome is not related to the mother’s age. Children without the Down syndrome may inherit this translocation and may further add the risk of Down syndrome in their offspring. Description and cure There is no cure for Down’s syndrome. Although, efforts are done…

Nephrotic syndrome is caused by the filtration system becoming more permeable and an increase of proteins being able to cross the epithelial boundary. Nephrotic syndrome is not a disease of the glomerulus, but an issue with the how large proteins are filtered. Due to the loss of the protein plasma, the patient begins to retain fluid and experience edema. The high levels of cholesterol in the blood and urine are thought to occur because the liver produces to compensate for the high albumin…

The exact cause of Turner Syndrome is unknown ,but scientists think it is caused by an error in the separation of the parents sex chromosomes. Before girls are born they are tested for TS using a certain ultrasound. They also have genetic testing for pregnant women during their first trimester. Many people are concerned that their girls are going to have TS when they are born. The most common symptom of TS is short stature. Many women with TS will only grow up to 4”8in. Another common…

Genetics To Down Syndrome Genetics describes the makeup of our cells, genes, chromosomes, and phenotypes. When there is alter in a gene or a duplication of a chromosome, it can lead to a certain diseases. One of the main diseases known today from a duplication of a chromosome is Down syndrome. John Down first put a name to Down syndrome in 1866, but artifacts from Mexico and Saxon documented some cases of Down syndrome in individuals, and also some were found in paintings of the Renaissance in…

Down syndrome children have different characteristics, so you need to have different approaches to match with these characteristic. The following are some characteristics of children with down syndrome: (a) short attention span; (b) take longer time to learn; (c) impulsive behavior; (d) demonstrates poor social skills; (e) always forgot previously learned skills; (f) unable to express what their wants and needs; (g) inability to grasp certain things; and (h) unable to make decisions. These…

Gulf war Syndrome is a very uncommon disease. this condition is also called chronic multi-symptom illness. It refers to the presents of several undiagnosed illnesses in veterans. It is a medical condition that effected many veterans in the war of 1991. It affected from a quarter to a third of the soldiers. Gulf war syndrome causes people to have joint pain, tiredness, indigestion, sleep problems, memory difficulties, chronic headaches, and skin and respiratory disorders. Its organ is…

We are defined by the decisions we make in life. How do we know if the choices we make are right or wrong? Loyalty syndrome is an ethical trap where you make decisions based on respect and/or loyalty to an individual, unit, or organization etc. rather than on military rules, regulations, and codes of conduct (Mod 6). I find that loyalty syndrome is important to me because I believe a leader should treat everyone fairly and equally not matter the relationship you have with your personnel. I am…

which is where the misunderstanding comes from. Memory loss is usually the first sign of Alzheimer’s dementia because the syndrome affects the hippocampus section of the brain first. The hippocampus is the memory making and learning center of the brain (Alzheimer 's Association, 2015). Dementia also often presents with what is commonly referred to as “sundowners syndrome.” Around sunset, and throughout the night, dementia patients often experience their symptoms in a more intense manner.…