Health Conditions Flashcards

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Arthrogryposis

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Reduced amniotic fluid during gestation

Joints of extremities are stiff…shoulders turned in, elbows extended, wrists flexed with ulnar deviation

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Achondroplasia (dwarfism)

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Stunted growth during fetal development…disorder of the growth cartilage

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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)

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Stills disease, pauciarticular, poly articulate

Exacerbations and remission of joint pain

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Osteogenesis imperfecta

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Brittle bone disease

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Congenital hip dysplasia

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Dislocation of one or both hips

Genetic or environmental cause

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Amputation

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Congenital or acquired

Thumb and below elbow are the most common

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Duchene’s muscular dystrophy

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“False overgrowth”
Only in boys
Muscle mass replaced by fat or scar tissue

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Down syndrome

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Trisomy 21

Extra 21st chromosome

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Cri du chat syndrome

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"Cry of the cat" 
Absence of part of chromosome 5 
Microencephaly 
Cardiopulmonary anomalies 
FTT
Intellectual disabilities
Developmental delays
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Fragile x syndrome

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Limited brain development 
Abnormal skull
Prominent jaw and forehead 
Lax joinTS 
Flat feet
Mostly in boys
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Prader-Willi Syndrome

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Behavioral manifestations

Overeating and self mutilation

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Spina Bifida

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One or more vertebrae not formed properly

Caused by lack of frolic acid by mother

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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Serious injury to the brain

Motor, cognitive, and emotional changes

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Shaken baby syndrome

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Caused by infants being violently shaken

Causes brain to hit skull and can cause bruising or bleeding

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Erb’s Palsy

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Stretching or tearing of brachial plexus during birth

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Seizures

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Usually secondary to another condition

Sudden attack or spasm

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Autism

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Behavioral characteristics

Disturbances in social interaction, communication, and sensory and perceptual processing

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Asberger’s Syndrome

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Deficit in social interaction without significant delay in communication skills

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ADHD

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Difficulties with attention, hyperactivity, distractibility, impulsivity

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Rett Syndrome

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Only females
Microencephaly
Seizures
Intellectual disabilities
Progressive disorder
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Developmental Coordination Disorder

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Motor coordination is significantly below age expectations

Not due to physical, sensory, or neurological impairments