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What can individuals and/or families do to help prevent congeniml diseases?

avoid harmful substances choose a healthy lifestyle

What are the three forms of congenital hip dysplasia?

unstable hip dysplasia, incomplete dislocation, and complete dislocation

What are the four most common forms of clubfoot or talipes?

varus, valgus, equines, calcaneus

Ventricular septal defect

Abnormal opening between the right and left ventricles

Atrial septal defect

Abnormal opening between the two atria

What is the classic symptom of Tourette syndrome?

tics

Meningomyelocele

External sac that contains meninges, cerebrospinal fluid, and a portion of the cord and nerve roots

Patent ductus arteriosus

Failure of the fetal ductus arteriosus to completely close

menigocele

Incomplete closure of vertebrae with protrusion of spinal fluid and meninges into the sac

Can you name the signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis?

Intestinal obstruction and wheezy respirations

How might you best describe an omphalocele?

It is a birth defect in which the umbilical cord comes out of the navel.

What do you recall about cerebral palsy?

It is marked by too much cerebrospinal fluid on the brain.

VVhat do you know about fetal alcohol syndrome?

It is totally preventable.

What is known about cleft lip and palate?

It occurs in I in 10,000 births.

Coarctation of the aorta

Localized narrowing of the aorta

The abbreviation TEF is used for what disorder?

Tracheoesophageal fistula

What are the two types of orofacial clefts?

cleft lip and cleft palate

What is the congenital disease that affects only males?

duchenne muscular dystrophy (cryptorchidism)

Can you name at least three congenital defects of the ureter, bladder, and urethra?

duplicated ureter, retrocaval ureter, ectopic orifice of ureter.

describe the treatment for PKU

eating a special diet with foods containing phenylalanine

spina biffida occulta

incomplete closure of one or more vertebrae

What does PKU stand for?

phenylketonuria

What is the term used to identify Down syndrome that names the congenital defect?

trisomy 21

What is the characteristic symptom in pyloric stenosis?

vomiting