Physical Findings
Loose folds of skin on neck in a physical exam can be medically defined as
What is a webbed neck?
This is the most common type of Turner syndrome occurring in 40-50% of cases
This involves taking a small piece of tissue from the developing placenta.
Procedure is done from 11 to 14 weeks of pregnancy
What is chorionic villus sampling?
What is an EKG
The sideway curvature of the spine is found in 10% of turner syndrome patients
What is scoliosis?
At birth the term lymphedema of legs and feet can be illustrated as
What is the swelling of the legs and feet?
This is defined has having two normal X chromosomes or other cells having one X chromosomes
What is Mosaic Turner Syndrome?
In this test, a sample of the amniotic fluid is taken from the uterus.
What is Amniocentisis?
Patients might have to be on this type of therapy due to their short stature and regular monitoring by a endocrinologist
What is growth hormone therapy?
Derived from the latin word aud which means to listen
Patients see an audiologist for what condition
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
An examination of a chest exam showed a shield test which is characterized as
Broad chest with widely spaced nipples
Loss of a copy of this gene causes short stature in Turner Syndrome
A simple blood test is drawn that shows a visual presentation of a persons chromosome arrangement
Karyotype
Due to their increased risk of low bone mineral density and fractures, patients are given these supplements and therapy
What are vitamin D and Calcium supplements and Estrogen Therapy?
Progression of the disease can cause this condition defined as the body's lowered productivity in regulating metabolism
What is hypothyroidism?
Derived from the Greek term ptosis meaning "to fall" this condition can be seen on patients
What are drooping eyelids
Nondisjunction occurs during this phase of meiosis where sister chromatids or homologous chromosomes to be pulled to one pole of the cell.
What is anaphase I?
signs of heart and kidney defects can show up these ways on a ultrasound
What are horseshoe kidney and coarctation of the aorta?
This type of therapy is started because patients typically have abnormal AMH numbers
What is estrogen therapy?
Turner syndrome patients are more susceptible to this disease which derived from the Ancient Greek word koiliakós meaning abdomen
Coming from the latin word Valgus which means bent out this physical finding is characterized mundanely as
what are bent out elbows?
In a rare case of Turner syndrome some individuals while have one copies of the X and partial copy of Y chromosome
What is Y chromosome material
elevated levels of this hormone involved in female puberty is suggestive of Turner Syndrome
What is FSH
Patients typically have this condition that is controlled by medications that block epinephrine
What is hypertension?
99% of women to some degree have this decreased ability which is linked to tasks such as navigating a map