Genetics
Six or more café-au-lait macules are one of the clinical signs of this genetic disorder.
What is Neurofibromatosis?
There is a lower incidence of this common childhood illness when the child is breastfed.
What is acute otitis media?
These two trisomy chromosomal abnormalities have poor prognoses and no cure.
What is Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13?
The most prevalent route for intramuscular injections for younger children is this.
What is vastus lateralis?
This type of conjunctivitis results in purulent, thick colored discharge and mild pain.
What is bacterial conjunctivitis?
A deficiency in an enzyme needed for the metabolism of tyrosine and is associated with a cabbage-like odor.
What is Tyrosinemia?
Hearing loss can impact the child’s development of these skills.
What are language skills?
Short stature and slow growth are the first indications of this chromosomal abnormality.
What is Turner syndrome?
This is the body’s way to fight an infection.
What is fever?
This common disorder in infancy is characterized by chronic tearing and build-up in the lacrimal sac leading to drainage.
What is nasolacrimal duct obstruction?
A child receiving a mutated copy of the gene from only one parent is characteristic of this inheritance pattern.
What is autosomal dominant inheritance pattern?
Short and horizontal passageway allowing for bacteria and viruses to easily gain entrance to the middle ear.
What is the Eustachian tube?
A large protruding tongue in a child with Trisomy 21 can impact this crucial aspect of their development.
What is nutrition?
This diagnosis is caused by a Group A strep bacterial infection where the rash has a sandpaper feel.
What is Scarlet Fever?
Antihistamines eye drops are prescribed for this type of conjunctivitis.
What is allergic conjunctivitis?
Complications of neurofibromatosis are associated with delays in these two types of motor skills.
What are fine and gross motor skills?
This diagnosis is also commonly known as “swimmer’s ears.”
What is otitis externa?
Cleft lip is considered this type of congenital anomaly.
What is a major congenital anomaly?
The process by which an organism is spread is known as this.
What is chain of infection?
Describing unfamiliar environments, objects, and describing people will help a child with this type of impairment.
What is visual impairment?
A child receiving a mutated copy of the gene from each parent is characteristic of this inheritance pattern.
What is autosomal recessive inheritance pattern?
Older children sitting very close to the tv or radio may be exhibiting signs of this type of impairment or loss.
What is hearing impairment or loss?
Attaining developmental milestones is the most likely first clue of this chromosomal abnormality.
What is Fragile X syndrome?
These types of drugs inhibit itching.
What are antipruritics?
On assessment, infants keeping their eyes closed or rubbing them may be exhibiting signs of this diagnosis.
What is infantile glaucoma?