Newborn screening
The two genetic disorders that were added to the Virginia State NB screening in 2019.
What are Pompe Disease and MPS1?
An infant being fed Goats Milk is at risk for this anemia.
What is Macrocytic anemia due to folic acid deficiency?
The level at which lead becomes a causal risk factor for diminished intellectual and academic abilities.
What is 5 mcg/dL?
The recommended age for screening for hyperlipidemia.
What is 9-11 years and 17-21 years?
The labs that should be screened for NAFLD.
What are AST, ALT and GGT?
IRT is measured on the Newborn screen to identify this disease.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
The amount of Iron accreted during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy.
What is 80%?
The highest contribution to elevated lead comes from this source in childhood
What is dust lead?
(followed by water, soil ingestion, renovation and Soil lead)
What are Non-fasting,Total cholesterol and HDL Cholesterols?
Labs that should be screen for type 2 diabetes in your patient who has a BMI at the 150% of the 95th percentile.
What are fasting blood glucose and Hgb A1c?
(possibly serum fasting insulin)
A hemoglobin screening result that reads FSA indicates this disorder.
What is Sickle plus beta thalassemia?
The AAP recommends universal screening for anemia at this age.
What is 9-12 months of age and between 1 and 5 for children at risk?
The year that lead was removed from paint in the US.
What is 1978?
The age at which lipid lowering agents should be considered.
What is 10 years?
Your morbidly obese patient has begun bed wetting. This is the most important lab to obtain in the office today.
The steps that should be done immediately upon receipt of a critical CAH Screen.
What are Call the family, consult with endocrinology and order a Serum 17-Hydroxyprogesterone, electrolytes and glucose?
The amount of iron an exclusively breast milk fed, preterm infant should receive daily.
What is 2 mg/kg from 1 month until 12 months of age?
(Term breast fed enfants should have 1 mg/kg/day starting at 4 months until adequate iron containing complementary foods are introduced)
What is repeat a venous sample within 1-3 months?
(greater then 15 repeat within 1-4 weeks, greater than 44 repeat within 48 hours for confirmation)
The recommendation for your 10 year old patient who has a screening TChol of 220 and HDL of 40.
What are Low fat diet and exercise with repeat labs in 6 months?
The BMI that defines obesity in Childhood.
What is the 95% for age?
A C8 > 1.0 micromol/L is a critical test for this Genetic disease.
What is Medium chain Acyl-CoA Deficiency (MCAD)?
Among Chicken Live, Clams, Beef liver and Oysters this has the highest content of elemental iron per 3 oz serving.
What is Clams?
A family is renovating their "older home". The year that the home was built before that puts the children as highest risk for lead toxicity.
What is 1960?
This is the goal of selective cholesterol screening.
What is identifying patients with familial hypercholesterolemia?
The important physical exam findings of co-morbidities.
What are Blood Pressure and acanthosis nigricans?