All About Alport
This organ is most affected by Alport Syndrome.
What is the kidney?
The name of a healthcare provider who helps explain your genes.
What is a genetic counselor?
Teens with Alport may need this device to help them hear.
What is a hearing aid?
This drink is important to stay hydrated, especially for kidney health.
What is water?
When healthy, your kidneys are roughly the size of your ____
What is your fist
Name two other organs affected by Alport
What are eyes and ears
This molecule holds all your genetic information.
What is DNA?
This yearly test helps track your hearing.
What is an audiogram?
Which of the following snacks would be the most kidney-friendly: BBQ Lays, Cheez-its, carrots, sliced ham?
What are carrots?
These medicines help protect kidneys and lower blood pressure.
What are ACE inhibitors or ARBs?
A common symptom of Alport Syndrome is blood in this...
What is urine? (also known as hematuria)
What are the three types of Alport Syndrome genetic types?
What is X-linked, autosomal recessive, and autosomal dominant?
You might get this kind of doctor to check your eyes.
What is an ophthalmologist?
What element is represented by the letter K on the Periodic Table of Elements?
What is Potassium?
This test helps measure how well your kidneys are filtering waste.
What is a GFR or glomerular filtration rate?
These are two ways Alport can be diagnosed
What are biopsy and genetic testing?
This type of protein is usually faulty in Alport.
What is collagen?
Name one way you can advocate for your hearing at school.
What is asking to sit near the front / use an FM system / asking for captions/ IEP?
What is the recommended sodium intake for an Alport patient
What is >2000mg
The tiny filters in your kidneys are called these
What are glomeruli?
How/when was Alport syndrome named
What is 1927? After british doctor A. Cecil Alport, described three generations of a family in which multiple individuals exhibited progressive kidney disease and hearing loss.
The three genes linked to Alport are COL4A_
COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5
Name at least one part of the eye where collagen IV is present
What is cornea, lens, and retina?
Name the three elements that Alport patients should pay the most attention to in their diet
What are sodium, potassium, and phosphorus?
This process involves a machine that filters your blood if your kidneys aren't working properly
What is dialysis?