NCM PEDIA Flashcards
- Abnormal restriction of the tongue caused by
an abnormally tight frenulum (the membrane
attached to the lower anterior tip of the tongue
ANKYLOGLOSSIA
(TONGUE TIE)
assessment: ______ appears short and is
positioned near the tip of the tongue
frenulum
Arises from an embryonic fault that leaves a
cyst formed at the base of the tongue, which
then drains into a fistula (opening) to the
anterior surface of the neck
THYROGLOSSAL CYST
Failure of the maxillary and median
nasal process to fuse in intrauterine
life
CLEFT LIP
cleft lip can be ______ or ________
unilateral and bilateral
Failure of the palatal process
to close in intrauterine life
Usually in midline and may
include the hard and soft
palate
cleft palate
Management: ⚬ Surgery (cleft lip _____; cleft
palate _____ for soft palate,
_____- months for hard palate)
2-10 weeks,
3 to 6 soft
15 to 18 months hard
what are the triad disorder for pierre robin syndrom
Triad disorder
⚬ Micrognathia (small mandible)
⚬ Cleft palate
⚬ Glossoptosis ( a tongue malpositioned
downward)
medical term for small mandible
micrognathia
medical term for a tongue malpositioned
downward
glossoptosis
Is a protrusion of abdominal contents
through the abdominal wall at the point
of the junction of the umbilical cord and
abdomen
omphalocele
MSAFP
maternal serum alphafetoprotein
Abdominal wall disorder in
which the abdominal organs
are not contained by a
membrane but rather spill
freely from the abdomen
GASTROSCHISIS
what is the MT for complete closure?
artesia
what is the MT for narrowing
stenosis
