The Battle Against the Royal Disease, Hemophilia A From the beginning of time… Dubbed the “Royal Disease” because Queen Victoria was a carrier, our enemy has been characterized as one of the oldest genetic diseases known to mankind. The earliest records date back to rabbinical writings of the Talmud documented in the second century. A law was present that stated that if two sons of a woman die from circumcision then her third would not be required to be circumcised. This was an illustration
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Three cases have been presented to be to review regarding a potential blood disorder: o Amy, a 4-year-old Caucasian female, has been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Amy only eats pasta, breads, and hot dogs, and drinks only artificial fruit punch. Certainly, it is possible that Amy may have symptoms of early childhood diabetes, particularly viewing her diet, but it is likely that
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Genetic diversity is always changing both across space and through time. Typically, the amount and type of genetic diversity within a species vary across its natural range. Additionally, its genetic diversity changes over time. At least in the long-term, and sometimes even over shorter time frames such as a few generations of the species. These natural changes in the genetic diversity of a species create a dynamic landscape upon which any influences that we exert are superimposed. To better understand
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Bubble kid [18]: Nina Graeme was 5 weeks old baby. Her mother, Aga Warnell, observed something wrong with her baby, she wasn't hungry in the way her other daughters had been. Within weeks, Nina became very ill, says her father, Graeme. She was admitted to hospital with a rotavirus infection. Then she picked up pneumonia. In the hospital the doctors revealed a condition called (severe combined immunodeficiency or SCID). She was born with immune system defects due to a genetic defect.
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Effects of the disease can be very minor or extremely fatal. When a person who contains the hemophilia disorder is cut and bleeding they bleed longer than a person who doesn't have hemophilia. As stated before, Hemophilia is a genetic disease that is caused by recessive autosomes, The parents of the infected may not even know they have the disorder because they have no symptoms, these people are called carriers
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Genetically Transmitted Disorders Introduction Genetics originated in the mid-19th century when Gregor Mendel discovered over a ten year period of experimenting with pea plants that certain traits are inherited. His discoveries provided the foundation for the science of genetics. Mendel's findings continue to spur the work and hopes of scientists to uncover the mystery behind how our genes work and what they can reveal to us about the possibility of having certain diseases and conditions
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Sickle Cell 1. Sickle Cell disease are genetic disorders resulting from the presence of a mutated of a form of hemoglobin, and found in commonly in North America is homozygous disease, an autosomal recessive disorder first described by Herrick in 1910 and causes significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in African people and Mediterranean ancestry. 2. Approximately half the individuals with homozygous HbS disease experience vaso-occlusive crises. The frequency of crises is extremely
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Pathophysiology lab questions Laboratory evaluation of hemostatic disorders 1. A 46-year-old obese woman was admitted to the hospital with subfebrility and malaise. Her right thigh is swollen, with tight skin and dilated superficial veins. A day ago she started complaining of nausea, sweating, dyspnea and chest pain. Laboratory data: RBC: 4.1 T/l; WBC: 13 G/l; PLT: 240 G/l ESR: 25 mm/h LDH: 600 U/l CK: 160 U/l D-dimer: high (> 3 μg/ml) AT-III concentration: 60 % of normal What may
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Blood is the fluid that is transported throughout the whole human body. It carries many nutrients from the digestive tract to the cells, oxygen from the lungs to the cells, waste products from the cells to various organs of excretion, and hormones from secreting cells to other parts of the body. It helps in the distribution of heat formed in the active tissues to all parts of the body. Blood also helps to regulate the acid base balance and to protect against infection. Therefore blood is a crucial
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1. How to care for the child with a chronic condition or special needs. Give child choices, some sort of control/independence. Treat them like a normal kid. Mainstreaming: In school in a regular classroom. Do not separate these kids and make them feel different. Don’t focus on things they cannot do but rather focus on what they could do. . Use a more positive approach. Don’t focus on their chronological age because two six year olds will be different. Overall integration into society without stigmas
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