Type 1 diabetes in children — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Children with Down's Syndrome are prone to _____.

Answer: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Extra: The risk of OSA in Down Syndrome is increased due to midface hypoplasia, macroglossia, and upper airway hypotonia.

Flashcard 2: Down's Syndrome is suggested by _____ hCG, increased nuchal thickness, decreased PAPPA

Answer: increased

Flashcard 3: _____ instability in people with Down syndrome who participate in sports that may carry an increased risk of neck disclocation

Answer: Atlanto-axial

Flashcard 4: What investigation will confirm a diagnosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? _____

Answer: Genetic Analysis

Flashcard 5: ASDs carry a significant mortality with _____

Answer: 50% of patients being dead at 50

Flashcard 6: ASDs can cause a stroke as _____

Answer: embolism may pass from venous system to left side of heart

Flashcard 7: Ostium Primum is associated with abnormal _____

Answer: AV valves

Flashcard 8: ASDs can present with a fixed splitting of _____

Answer: S2

Flashcard 9: There are two types of recognized ASDs known as _____

Answer: ostium secundum & ostium primum

Flashcard 10: _____ may be used in children with no aortic valve calcification

Answer: Balloon Valvuloplasty