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congenital diseases
congenital diseases
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Medical
Graduate
02/24/2011

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Term
canalicular and saccular
Definition
phases of lung development. Canalicular is from 16-24 weeks and saccular is from 24-35 weeks

if born in canalicular phase, infant has a lot of trouble breathing (hyaline membrane disease, RDS)
Term
define bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Definition
requirement of a ventilator >28 days in a infant born under 32 weeks
Term
what is chorioamnionitis?
Definition
acute inflammation of the amnion (large epithelial barrier (implicated in preterm birth)

some bugs that may cause this are:
group B strep
staph aureus
eterococci
e. coli
fusibacteria
(maybe mycobacteria)
Term
name some things other than chorioamnionitis that are implicated in preterm birth.
Definition
Bugs: Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Garnerella vaginalis, Ureaplasma Urealyticum

TLR4 activation
Term
listeria can infect the fetus and cause...
Definition
meningitis, rash, abscesses
Term
porencephaly definition
Definition
part of brain undergoes an infarct during development and doesn't regenerate and develop normally
Term
name some congenital problems caused by in-utero vascular accidents...
Definition
porencephaly
gastroschisis (guts outside body: failure of body-wall development)

intestinal atresia (intestinal lumen doesn't develop)

transverse limb
Term
hamartoma and heterotopia definitions
Definition
pediatric tumors:

hamartoma is a focal overgrowth of mature tissue

heterotopia (choristoma) is ectopic tissue
Term
pediatric benign tumors:
Definition
hemangioma, lymphangioma, teratoma
Term
pediatric malignant tumors:
Definition
CNS, hematopoetic, soft tissue, bone, kidney,
Term
carcinomas (epithelial tissue) is most common tumor in adults, by contrast pediatric tumors mostly come from
Definition
mesenchymal tissue (sarcoma)
Term
neuroblastomas usually arise where?
Definition
adrenal glands (sympathetic NS)

n-myc amplification
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