Conditions

Question 1

What are the presenting features of Downs Syndrome?

Answer 1

congenital heart disease
vision accomodation problems
brachycephalic and middle ear effusions
underactive thyroids
sleep apnoea
short stature
weight gain

Question 2

How is Duchennes muscular dystophy inherited?

Answer 2

X linked

Question 3

How does Duchennes muscular dystophy present?

Answer 3

weakness of the pelvic girdle
Gowers sign - stand up using their hands
arched back
pseudo hypertrophy of the calves - just fibrous tissue, not muscle

Question 4

What is the diagnostic test for Duchennes muscular dystophy?

Answer 4

Test their CK

Question 5

What are the 3 types of cerebral palsy?

Answer 5

hemiplegic - one sided
paraplegic - both legs only
quadraplegic - both legs and both arms

Question 6

How does cerebral palsy come about?

Answer 6

insult to the abdomen during a precious period of time in pregnancy that results in ischeamia to the babies brain

Question 7

What percentage of those with cerebral palsy develop epilepsy?

Answer 7

one third

Question 8

What is the autistic triad?

Answer 8

communication
social interaction
flexibility of thought/imagination

Question 9

What can a conductive hearing loss be due to?

Answer 9

middle ear effusion

glue ear

Question 10

How are conductive hearing losses treated?

Answer 10

Gromit