Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Primary care monitoring of a Down Syndrome patient includes: assessing for -1- and referring to ophthalmology if necessary; following up on -2- screens if results were abnormal or inconclusive; drawing a -3- and a thyroid panel (to assess for hypothyroidism) -4-; closely assessing -5-
- cataracts
- newborn/previous hearing
- CBC (leukemia)
- annually
- growth
Primary care monitoring of a Down Syndrome patient includes: assessing for -1- via X-ray and cardiac -2- before approving them for -3-. -1- x-rays are also recommended if -4- arise, but otherwise not routinely.
- atlantoaxial instability (instability of the first & second vertebrae)
- dysrhythmias (EKG)
- sports
- distal neural symptoms
Diagnosis is rarely made before puberty.
Key findings include microorchidism; lack of libido; minimal facial hair; and tall, eunuchoid build.
IQ can vary (normal to borderline with a small percentage showing cognitive disabilities).
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY)
What do you give a patient having an epileptic seizure (emergent)?
Diazepam (rectal)
People with -1- have a higher rate of depression
and anxiety disorders than the general population
Depression and anxiety are often overlooked in
children with -1- because children
may not show the same symptoms as adults.
Anticipatory guidance for 1. seizure disorders/epilepsy
Some -1- can have negative effects on mood
and contribute to feelings of -2-, -3-, -4-, and -5-.
Anticipatory guidance for 1. Anti-Epilepsy Drugs (AEDs)
- depression
- anxiety
- irritability
- frustration
Counseling regarding -1- and -2- should be provided to all families whose child has been diagnosed as having a seizure disorder, and, ideally, this education should be extended to all -3-
- seizure safety
- first aid
- caregivers
Generally, it is advised to call emergency medical services for seizures that persist -1- minutes if no -2- is available or for seizures that persist for -1- minutes -3- is administered.
- longer than 5
- home rescue medication
- after rescue medication
Seizure AG: Although some -1- are required for safety reasons, -2- should be avoided because they negatively affect -3- and self-esteem.
- activity restrictions
- excessive limitations
- peer interactions
The first level of classification is the seizure -1-, which is divided into focal, -2- and unknown onset. A seizure is considered -2- in onset if it -3- networks from onset and focal if it -4- region or hemisphere.
- type
- generalized,
- engages bilateral brain
- begins in 1
-1- seizures can be further classified into motor or -2-. -3- are further subdivided into 1) whether they are associated with -4- and 2) whether they are associated with -5- or nonmotor (behavior arrest, cognitive, emotional, sensory, or autonomic features) symptoms.
- Generalized onset
- nonmotor (absence) onset
- Focal seizures
- impaired awareness
- motor (tonic, clonic, atonic, or myoclonic activity)
Focal seizures may evolve to -1- activity, and, thus, in any child with a -2- seizure, it is imperative to ask about any -3- suggestive of an aura.
- bilateral convulsive
- generalized tonic clonic
- premonitory symptoms
Most common cause of status epilepticus
lapse in medication
Inheritence pattern of:
Hemophilia, DMD, G6PD
X-linked recessive
Inheritence pattern of:
Achondroplasia, hypercholesterolemia, holoproencephaly, Huntington, Marfan, myotonic dystrophy, NF I, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, polycystic kidney disease
Autosomal dominant
Inheritence pattern of:
CF, Gaucher’s syndrome, hemochromatosis, PKU, Tay-Sachs, thalassemias, xeroderma pigmentosum
Autosomal recessive
Inheritence pattern of:
Fragile X syndrome
X-linked dominant
Inheritence pattern of:
Klinefelter, Down, and Turner syndromes
Misomy
Inheritence pattern of:
Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF)
Maternal (mitochondrial)
• Inheritance of single copy of mutated gene
• Passed on from only one parent, but results in genetic disorder
• Donating parent has disorder
Risk for inheriting is 50% for each child
Autosomal dominant
• Requires inheritance of two copies of mutated gene; one from each parent
• Offspring with only one copy are carriers
• Carriers may pass genes to children, but are themselves unaffected
• Risk for inheriting is 25% for each child, 50% risk for being a carrier; 25% risk of being
unaffected
Autosomal recessive
- Single abnormal gene causes disease
- If father affected and mother not, all female offspring will inherit disease
- If mother affected and father not, 50% chance that each daughter/son will inherit
X-linked dominant
- Single abnormal gene causes disease
- If father affected and mother not, all female offspring will be carriers
- If mother affected and father not, 50% chance that daughters will be carriers or sons will inherit
X-linked recessive
Causes intellectual disability, behavioral and learning challenges, and various physical characteristics
Physical features include:
Facial: Large ears, Long face. Prominent jaw
Connective tissue: flat feet, high arched palate, double jointed fingers and hyper-flexible joints
Strabismus
Low muscle tone
Macroorchidism (post-pubertal)
Fragile X Syndrome