rheumatic fever - ANSWER a systemic disease involving joints, heart, CNS,
skin & subcutaneous tissues
Peak incidence for Rheumatic fever - ANSWER 5 - 15 yrs
hydrocephalus - ANSWER neural tube defect characterized by abnormal
accumulation of fluid (CSF) in the brain
communicating hydrocephalus - ANSWER arachnoid villa are malformed or
malfunction
Non-communicating hydrocephalus - ANSWER tiny aqueduct of Sylvius is
obstructed within the ventricles
Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) - ANSWER 95% have an extra chromosome 21
Mosaicism - ANSWER Nondisjunction occurs late in development, both normal
and abnormal cells are present
Translocation of a chromosome - ANSWER a piece of chromosome in pair 21
breaks away and attaches to another chromosome
cycstic fibrosis - ANSWER a genetic disorder in which the body produces
abnormally thick mucus in the lungs and intestines
coryza - ANSWER common cold
Acute pharyngitis - ANSWER inflammation of the throat
Goodell's sign - ANSWER softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign - ANSWER Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina,
and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
skin & subcutaneous tissues
Peak incidence for Rheumatic fever - ANSWER 5 - 15 yrs
hydrocephalus - ANSWER neural tube defect characterized by abnormal
accumulation of fluid (CSF) in the brain
communicating hydrocephalus - ANSWER arachnoid villa are malformed or
malfunction
Non-communicating hydrocephalus - ANSWER tiny aqueduct of Sylvius is
obstructed within the ventricles
Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) - ANSWER 95% have an extra chromosome 21
Mosaicism - ANSWER Nondisjunction occurs late in development, both normal
and abnormal cells are present
Translocation of a chromosome - ANSWER a piece of chromosome in pair 21
breaks away and attaches to another chromosome
cycstic fibrosis - ANSWER a genetic disorder in which the body produces
abnormally thick mucus in the lungs and intestines
coryza - ANSWER common cold
Acute pharyngitis - ANSWER inflammation of the throat
Goodell's sign - ANSWER softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign - ANSWER Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina,
and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
