Color by any other name
Acronyms
Birth of a Concept
By a nose
Know the score
100
White Matter Injury
What are focal areas of necrosis, with or without cysts, and diffuse areas of white matter dysmaturation with maturation arrest of the pre-oligodendroglia cells, located in the cerebral white matter?
100
ACE Inhibitor
What is any substance that inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II?
100
Large for Gestational Age
What is a fetus or infant who is larger than expected for the age or gender, or who has a birth weight greater than the 90th percentile?
100
Anosmia
What is inability to smell?
100
Apgar Score
What is the numerical sum between zero and ten that is computed from individual values of zero to two that are assigned to five different areas of interest in newborn screenings? These areas are breathing, muscle tone, pulse rate, reflex irritability and skin color.
200
Gray Baby Syndrome
What is a disorder observed in a newborn who was exposed to chloramphenicol. Manifestations include hypotension, cyanosis, cardiovascular collapse and/or death?
200
CHARGE Syndrome
A rare autosomal dominant syndrome usually caused by mutations in the CHD7 gene. The term CHARGE is an acronym for the following unusual congenital abnormalities that are associated with this syndrome: coloboma of the eye, heart defects, choanal atresia, growth and developmental retardation, genital, and ear abnormalities.
200
Corrected Age
What is the age a Hollywood agent puts out in media material? Alternate: What is chronological age reduced by the number of weeks born before 40 weeks of gestation; most appropriately used to describe children up to 3 years of age who were born preterm.
200
Face Presentation
What is a fetal presentation during delivery in which the face of the fetus is first to descend into the birth canal?
200
Heart Rate Score
What is a component of the Apgar score, it is the numerical value assigned to an assessment of the circulatory status of a neonate? 0 = no pulse; 1 = rate less than 100 beats per minute; 2 = rate greater than 100 beats per minute
300
Green Fetal Membrane
What is meconium staining of the fetal membrane?
300
CREST Syndrome
What is a variant of systemic sclerosis characterized by calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal motility disorders, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia?
300
Ladd Band
What is a synonym for the Backstreet Boys? Alternate:What is the presence of peritoneal attachments (bands) that obstruct the duodenum? The attachments result from malrotation of the large intestine. This abnormality is manifested with severe vomiting soon after birth or after the first feeding of the infant
300
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
What is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by mutations in the BCKDHA, BCKDHB, DBT, and DLD genes. It is characterized by a deficiency of branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex, leading to accumulation of metabolites in the body fluids?
300
Dubowitz Score
What is the numerical value that represents a clinical assessment of neurological and physical criteria, performed between birth and five days of age, to determine an infant's gestational age and maturity?
400
Harlequin Reaction
What is Transient blanching of the lower half of the body while in the lateral recumbent position, most commonly seen in premature or low birth weight infants?
400
TORCH Syndrome
What is A syndrome that results from a group of infections that affect the fetus or the newborn. The group of infections includes Toxoplasma gondii, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and other infections. The other infections include varicella-zoster virus, hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, parvovirus B19, and syphilis. Signs and symptoms include fever, feeding difficulties, petechial rash, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, chorioretinitis, and microcephaly?
400
Discordant Twin
What is a twin whose estimated fetal weight is determined to have 20% or greater difference from its sibling?
400
Phantosmia
What is detection of odors that are not present?
400
Finnegan Score Measurement
What is a tool to evaluate neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), that measures the degree to which a neonate is experiencing symptoms of withdrawal due to maternal substance abuse?
500
Depigmentation
What is the technical term for removing pork from Congressional appropriations? Acceptable alternate:Loss of all color from the skin
500
BILAG Index
What is the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group index that is an organ-specific assessment intended as a clinical decision tool that evaluates specific manifestations over the previous four weeks in a total of eight organs systems, nine in the revised Index: constitutional, mucocutaneous, neuropsychiatric, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, gastrointestinal, ophthalmic, renal, and hematological activity?
500
Amelia
What is a congenital malformation characterized by the complete absence of all limbs?
500
Bruxism
What is excessive clenching of the jaw and grinding of the teeth?
500
5 to 2
What was the final outcome for USA vs Japan in women's world cup soccer championship that the USA won?
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