NURS 3444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Mental Age, Dysgraphia, Toilet Training
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Screening for congenital anomalies: prenatal care first 15-18 weeks gestation, ds testing typically completed in. 1st or 2nd trimester: risk: under 20 and over 35, perhaps thought too invasive/may have refused. Diagnosis appearance of unique characteristics chromosome 21: during pregnancy, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling or cordocentesis can be done for chromosome analysis. Increased incidence of leukemia: congenital heart disease, thyroid disease, predisposition to hyperuricemia. Motor development: delays most often due to hypotonia & hypermobility, eventually reach milestones, narrow upper jaw, high palate and low tone impact sucking/feeding and language. Impairment: a loss or abnormality of structure or function. Diagnostic criteria for id: functional impairment in at least two adaptive skill domains, communication, self-care, home living, social skills, use of community resources, self-direction, health and safety, functional academics, leisure, work. Learning disabilities: dyslexia difficulty with writing, reading, and spelling, dyscalculia mathematics and computation problems, dysgraphia difficulty with writing, spelling, and composition, dyspraxia problems with manual dexterity and coordination.
