lect 18- birth defects and prenatal diagnosis Flashcards
what is the leading cause of death in infants 1 year and younger
congenital anomalies
what is the leading cause of death in children under 5 worldwide
malaria
what is an intrinsically abnormal process (occurs during formation of structures)
malformation
what type of abnormality is bladder extrophy
malformation
what is destructive forces of normal tissue
disruption
what type of abnormality is amniotic band syndrome
disruption
what is mechanical forces on normal tissue
deformation
what type of abnormality is club foot
deformation
what type of congenital anomaly is achondroplasia
monogenic
what type of congenital anomaly is TORCH
maternal infection
what are ear anomalies often associated with
kidney abnormalities
what disorder is characterized by severe intellectual disability, hypertonia, small facial features, rocker-bottomed feet, congenital heart defects and death in 95% in first year
trisomy 18
what disorder is characterized by midline defects of face and brain, holoprosencephaly, microcephaly, seizures, several intellectual disability, cleft lip and palate
trisomy 13
what disorders have similar phenotypes to turner syndrome
noonan syndrome and pseudohypoparathyroidism
what is the most common cause of male hypogonadism
klinefelter syndrome
what is the most common cause of prader willi syndrome
deletion of the paternally inherited allele of chromosome 15q11
how long is the embryonic period
3-8 weeks
what are the TORCH congenital infections
toxoplasmosis, rubella, CMV, herpes
what are the associated anomalies with tobacco
reduced fetal growth, polycythemia
what are the associated anomalies with cocaine
vascular disruptive events: cerebral infarction, urogenital anomalies, limb reductions defects
what are the associated anomalies with isotretinoin
CNS malformations, microtia, cardiac defects, thyme hypoplasia
what are the associated anomalies with valproic acid
midface hypoplasia, spina bifida, cardiac defects
what is the subspecialty of pediatrics that is concerned with sick newborns
neonatology