MODULE 10: UNIT 2 & 3 Flashcards
Newborn screening act is also known as?
R.A. 9288
What is a procedure intended for the early identification of infants who are affected by certain genetic, metabolic, or infectious conditions that may lead to mental retardation or morbidity if left untreated?
Newborn screening
A newborn refers to a child from the time of complete delivery to ________
days old.
Thirty (30)
The performance of NBS shall be performed after ____________ of life but not later than __________ from the complete delivery of the newborn.
24 hours
3 days
A newborn placed in intensive care in order to ensure survival may be exempted from the three-day requirement but should be tested by _______ days of age.
7 days
What term refers to when a newborn with a positive result shall be located and recalled for confirmatory testing as soon as possible?
Recall
NBS specimens shall be properly transported to the accredited NSCs by courier or any other fast and timely modes of transport within _________ hours following collection of the sample;
24 hours
What does ACNBS stand for?
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NEWBORN SCREENING
The Committee shall be composed of eight (8) members:
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a) Secretary of Health, who shall act as Chairperson;
b) Executive Director of the NIHP, who shall act as Vice Chairperson;
c) Undersecretary of the DILG;
d) Executive Director of the Council for the Welfare of Children;
e) Director of the NSRC; and
f) Three (3) representatives appointed by the Secretary of Health who shall either be a
pediatrician, obstetrician, endocrinologist, family physician, nurse or midwife, from
either the public or private sector. The three (3) representatives shall be appointed for
a term of three (3) years, subject to their being reappointed for additional three (3)
year periods for each extension.
Back then, the Newborn Screening Program in the Philippines included the screening of only six disorders. Enumerate those disorders.
- Congenital hypothyroidism (CH)
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
- Galactosemia (GAL)
- Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
Initially, there shall be ____ NSCs to serve the whole country. However additional NSCs shall be established upon the recommendation of the NSRC
4 NSCs
What refers to the central facility at the NIH that defines testing and follow-up
protocols maintains an external laboratory proficiency testing program, oversees the national testing database and case registries assists in training activities in all aspects of the program, oversees content of educational materials and acts as the Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening.
NEWBORN SCREENING REFERENCE CENTER (NSRC)
NBSC Personnel
A licensed physician with at least _______ training/ orientation and
experience in running a NBS program or ____________ of equivalent
experience in a closely allied situation as approved by the NSRC.
1 year
3 years
NBSC Personnel
A licensed ________, _______, ______________or ____________ with at
least one (1) year of satisfactory training/orientation in NBS Laboratory
Management or three (3) years of experience in related field.
biochemist, chemist, medical technologist or microbiologist
NBSC Personnel
Three appropriately licensed scientists (biochemist, chemist, medical
technologist or microbiologist) with at least ____________ of laboratory
testing experience in performing the tests specified or _____________ of
equivalent testing experience in a clinical laboratory.
3 months
1 year
