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Chapter 9 (Exam 3) Flashcards

1
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What percent of newborns will display minor anomalies

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15%

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2
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What percent of newborns will display major anomalies

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3%

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3
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What percent of infant deaths do anomalies account for

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25%

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4
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What are the 3 categories of birth defects

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genetic
environmental
multifactorial

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5
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What percent of birth defects are genetic

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30%

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6
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What percent of birth defects are multifactorial

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55%

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7
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What percent of birth defects are genetic

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15%

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8
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What are malformations

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primary defect in development of organ
most often multifactorial
may be inheritable

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9
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What are disruptions

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morphological alterations of already formed structures that are caused by destructive processes

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10
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What are examples of disruptions

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vascular accidents leading to limb defects, amniotic band cuts off blood flow
cleft lip

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11
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What is deformation

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change in shape due to mechanical force over a longe perior of time, often involve MSK and may be reversed postnatally

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12
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What is an example of deformation

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clubfeet

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13
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What is a syndrome

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a group of anomalies that occur together and have a specific known cause

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14
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What is an association

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nonrandom appearance of two or more anomalies that occur together more frequently than by random chance alone, cause is NOT determined

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15
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What is a teratogen

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substance that causes birth defects

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16
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When do most malformations occur

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embryonic period

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17
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What congenital malformations may result from rubella

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cataracts
glaucoma
heart defects
hearing loss
tooth abnormalities
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18
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What congenital malformations may result from cytomegalovirus

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microcephaly
visual impairment
intellectual disability
fetal death

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19
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What congenital malformations may result from herpes

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microphthalmia
microcephaly
retinal dysplasia

20
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What congenital malformations may result from toxoplasmosis

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hydrocephalus
cerebral calcifications
microphtlamia

21
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What congenital malformations may result from syphilis

A

intellectual disability

hearing loss

22
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What congenital malformations may result from thalidomide

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limb defects

heart malformations

23
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What congenital malformations may result from opioids

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neural tube defects, heart defects, gastroschisis

24
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What congenital malformations may result from SSRIs

A 
heart malformations
neural tube defects
anal atresia
facial clefts
other defects
25
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What congenital malformations may result from valproic acid

A

neural tube defects
heart
craniofacial
limbanomalies

26
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What congenital malformations may result from amphetamines

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cleft lip and palate

heart defects

27
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What congenital malformations may result from alcohol

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fetal alcohol syndrome
short palpebral fissures
maxillary hypoplasia
heart defects
ID
28
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What congenital malformations may result from isotretinoin

A

isotretinoin embryopathy

29
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What is isotretinoin embryopathy symptoms

A

small abnormally shaped ears
mandibular hypoplasia
cleft palate
heart defects

30
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What congenital malformations may result from diethylbestrol (DES)

A

malformations of the uterus, uterine tubes, and upper vagina; vaginal cancer; malformed testes

31
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What congenital malformations may result from maternal diabetes

A

carious malformations

heart and neural tube defects most common

32
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What congenital malformations may result from maternal obesity

A

neural tube defects
heart defects
omphalocele

33
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What congenital malformations may result from organic mercury

A

neurological symptoms similar to those of cerebral palsy

34
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What are the most common prenatal screenings for diagnosis of birth defects

A

Ultrasound
maternal serum screening
amniocentesis
chorionic villus sampling

35
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What parameters are revealed by US

A 
characteristics of fetal age and growth
congenital anomalies
status of uterine environment
amniotic fluid level
placental position
umbilical blood flow
36
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What congenital malformations can be seen in ultrasound

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neural tube defects: spina bifida and anencephaly

abdominal wall defects: omphalocele and gastroschisis

heart and facial defects: cleft lip and palate

37
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What is nuchal translucency used to test for

A

Down’s sydrome and other chromosomal related abnormalities

38
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What does nuchal translucency do

A

through ultrasound measure translucent space at the back of the baby’s neck where fluid accumulates in DS patients

39
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What is amniocentesis

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sampling of the amniotic fluid using a hollow need inserted into the uterus to screen for developmental abnormalities in a fetus

40
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What is chorionic villus sampling

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test made in early pregnancy to detect congenital abnormalities in the fetus

41
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How is chorionic villus sampling performed

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tissue sample from the villi of the chorion, which forms the fetal part of the placenta

42
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What is cordocentesis

A

percutanous umbilical cord blood sampling

43
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What is the preferred method for obtaining fetal blood

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percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling

44
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What are factors that place women at high risk during pregnancy

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advanced maternal age
previous family history of genetic problems; such as having Downs or neural tube defect previously
presence of maternal disease
abnormal US or serum screening test

45
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What is maternal serum screening used for

A

test for neural tube defects and abnormalities

increased AFP in maternal are a sign

LECOM MS1 Embryology (19 decks)

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