The Cleft

Etiology and Characteristics of Laryngeal Cleft Kseniya Shinkevich December 2, 2014 Dr. Walden Introduction Laryngo-tracheo-esophageal cleft, referred more commonly as laryngeal clefts are an uncommon congenital anomaly of the posterior larynx, which may also affect the trachea and esophagus. (Thiel, Clement, & Kubba, 2011). Richter documented the first laryngeal cleft in 1792 when he performed an examination of aspirating newborn. However, the first successful

From your knowledge of cleft lip and palate, what is the expected therapeutic management? The nurse would want to ensure adequate nutrition for the baby and preventing aspiration or infection 2. How should the nurse respond to the mother’s feelings of guilt? How should the nurse respond to the mother’s comments related to having difficulty looking at Tracy? The nurse should tell the mother that there are many genetic and environmental factors that take place with a cleft palate and lip and that

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Today, doctors can do almost any type of surgery to repair a defect of one kind or another. It was many years ago when a young man named John was born with a cleft palate. He was premature and could fit in a shoebox. His parents loved him so much, but did not expect him to live very long. Doctors had no hope in his survival. They named him Joy because he brought joy to their lives, even if it was for a short time. Luckily, they were able to take Joy to a big hospital that

Angela Carter once said, “But you have no silver linings without a cloud.” This quote was certainly true for the servant girl named Kaali in the short story The Cleft by Prajwal Parajuly. Though all the insults and negative gestures aimed toward Kaali may seem destructive but those insults have actually helped her develop perseverance, resilience, and self-confidence. Without those insults, Kaali would have had a harder time developing these essential qualities. Throughout Kaali’s life, she

hear. Therefore, speech sound acquisition can be difficult for children with cleft lip and/or palate. Eustachian tubes are typically needed in children with cleft lip and/or palate to limit the number of ear infections and help drain the child’s ears (Chapman, Hardin-Jones, Halter, 2003). Swallowing Children with cleft lip and/or palate may present with swallowing difficulties. Often if a child does not have the cleft palate diagnosis when leaving the hospital, it will be brought to light by issues

Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Cleft lip and palate is an abnormal formation of the orofacial part which causes an opening in the upper lip and/or the roof of the mouth. (1) Cleft lip and palate is a birth defect, and it affects 1-2 of 1000 babies. (2) Furthermore, the process of treating a patient with cleft lip and palate is essential to improve his/her physical and psychological health. Although people know that cleft lip and palate is easily treated, it has four complex stages surgical

However those possibilities are limited when a child is born with a birth defect such as a cleft palate. Cleft lip and cleft palate are a dangerous birth defect that presents difficulty with breathing, and can cause death. The cleft lip and palate is when a part of the lip or roof of the mouth doesn’t form correctly. Cleft lip is an upper lip that is not properly formed. It affects the way the teeth grow. The cleft palate is a gap that is in the roof of the palate. The palate affects the speech and

of Symbols in the Kite Runner accentuate the differences in the culture of the United States and Afghanistan. For one, there is the example of Hassan’s cleft lip. In Afghanistan, Hassan’s cleft lip is a portrayal of poverty and his status in society. This deformity separates him from Amir as it depicts that the family lacks the money to fix his cleft lip. This separation between the two, changes to some extent later on in the novel when Amir runs into Assef who beats him and leaves him with a quite

Cleft lip and/or palate is a condition where the tissue of the lip did not completely close during embryotic formation that affects 1 in 700 people born. Though not immediately fatal, the disorder can cause complications with consuming and speech that could lead to more serious problems. The only way to fix the gap is to surgically go in and sew the two sides of the lip/palate together; this is a comparable easier and faster solution than other solutions out there for different disorders. Many people

SCHOLARLY ARTICLE CRITIQUE Jennifer P. McCord Scholarly Article Critique Grand Canyon University Scholarly Article Critique The problem as stated appeared to be of profound significance for determining how to best benefit children with cleft type who have a learning disability in reading. While this may be true, the study resonates that there are signs of inconclusiveness. To specifically address shortcomings to the study, however, the stated problem was not clearly visible to an average