Congenital disorder

Down’s syndrome is a common chromosomal disorder effecting the physical and cognitive development of a person. An individual with Down’s syndrome typically has numerous health ailments, which require intense medical care and create great medical costs. A person with Down’s syndrome requires special schools and invasive therapies, which can also be costly. Many believe people with Down’s syndrome do not live a fulfilled life, compared to a typical person because many cannot live independently or be

Israel Aguilar Professor Jesu Biology 281 September 13, 2013 Congenital Insensitivity to Pain Congenital insensitivity to pain, also known as CIP, is a condition where an individual has somatosensory deficiency such as feeling ranges of heat, pain, or pressure. CIP was first discovered in 1953 by a man named Dearborn who was first diagnosed with the disease and was first labeled as Congenital Pure Analgesia. Studies have been done on multiple patients with CIP and scientists have discovered that

Eisenmenger Syndrome is a congenital heart defect that is associated with long-term elevated blood flow through the pulmonary vasculature, which tends to cause pulmonary hypertension and increasing pulmonary vascular resistance (D 'Alto, 2014). Moreover, this is a heart defect that causes a hole to develop between two chambers of the heart (D’Alto, 2014). The hole causes blood to circulate abnormally in the heart and lungs. Increased blood flow returns to your lungs instead of going to the rest of

Congenital heart disease(CHD) is defined as a problem with the hearts structure and function that is present at birth.According to the center of disease control and prevention CHDs affect nearly 1% of―or about 40,000―births per year in the United States.1,2. Congenital heart disease is often considered to be a childhood condition. With the advances made it surgical treatment most children who would have died from this condition in the past are now able to survive well into adulthood and live relatively

Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Pediatric Pulmonary valve stenosis is a heart problem some children are born with (congenital heart defect). This defect is a stiffening or narrowing (stenosis) of a one-way valve in the heart. It is the valve that allows blood to flow from the pumping chamber on the right side of the heart (right ventricle) into the blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs. If not enough blood is flowing through the valve, not enough oxygen will get into your child’s blood. The child’s

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome is a very serious birth defect. Studies say, “each year approximately… 640 to 1440 infants in the United States are born with HLHS” (Paediatr Child Health,2). Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, also known as HLHS, is a birth defect where the left ventricle of the heart is either underdeveloped or absent. Today, there are heart surgeries that can help children born with HLHS survive longer and sometimes even live long, happy lives. Though, not all children survive HLHS

As addressed in the previous section, assessment needs to be very individualized towards the patient and their specific needs. Therefore, with intervention, the same process and considerations should be maintained. If a clinician is going to individualize an assessment specifically towards a client, then in order to work on the areas identified, the intervention plan must reflect the results of the assessment. Every individual varies greatly, and with Noonan Syndrome, it is no different. Even though

disease is a congenital abnormality characterized by the absence of autonomic parasympathetic ganglion cells in the colon preventing peristalsis and resulting in intestinal obstruction and abdominal distension. Also known as congenital aganglionic megacolon, this medical malady is an unfortunate anomaly of a very vulnerable population – infants and children. Hirschsprung disease can occur in otherwise healthy babies, but is commonly diagnosed in combination with Down’s syndrome and congenital heart defects

Congenital Heart Disease A little girl by the name of Jaelyn was born with congenital heart disease (CHD). Jaelyn’s parents learned about her condition called Ebstein’s Anomaly during a fetal echocardiogram when her mother was only 30 weeks pregnant. The doctors and nurses at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital monitored Jaelyn in-utero to watch for hydrops (heart failure) and other indications her heart disease was affecting her growth. Jaelyn went into heart failure just five weeks later when

It’s time to make a complex decision. There is a heart available to transplant from a young woman who has lost her life in a car accident at just 20 years of age. There are three patients awaiting a transplant and they are a match with this newly available heart. Now who would be the best candidate to receive this heart? With further evaluation of the three potential recipients we can clearly distinguish who will be the patient who will be chosen. It is taken into consideration who will benefit most