wat are the signs and symptoms of baby who inherited thalassemia?
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Thalassemia is the name of a group of genetic blood disorders. To understand how thalassemia affects the human body, you must first understand a little about how blood is made.\n\n Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying component of the red blood cells. It consists of two different proteins, an alpha and a beta. If the body doesn't produce enough of either of these two proteins, the red blood cells do not form properly and cannot carry sufficient oxygen. The result is anemia that begins in early childhood and lasts throughout life.\n\nSince thalassemia is not a single disorder but a group of related disorders that affect the human body in similar ways, it is important to understand the differences between the various types of thalassemia.
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They maybe checking for the following: \nSickle cell anemia, Iron dificency, Bata thalassemia trait, aplastic anemia.   Add....'HaemoglobinA1C'  to the list of test and see what you find.\n\nGOOD  LUCK.
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Slowed speech and a hoarse, breaking voice. Deepening of the voice can also be noticed. \nImpaired memory \nIncreased sensitivity to heat and cold \nA slow heart rate with ECG changes including low voltage signals. Diminished cardiac output and decreased contractility. \nPericardial effusions may occur. \nSluggish reflexes \nDry puffy skin, especially on the face, and hair loss, especially thinning of the outer 1/3 of the eyebrows \nDepression (especially in the elderly) \nWeight gain and obesity \nAnemia caused by impaired hemoglobin synthesis (decreased EPO levels), impaired intestinal iron and folate absorption or B12 deficiency from pernicious anemia \nSlowed metabolism \nConstipation \nFatigue (physical) \nChoking sensation or difficulty swallowing \nShortness of breath with a shallow and slow respiratory pattern. \nImpaired ventilatory responses to hypercapnia and hypoxia. \nIncreased need for sleep \nMuscle cramps and joint pain \nDecreased sex drive \nBrittle fingernails \nPaleness \nIrritability \nAbnormal menstrual cycles \nImpaired renal function with decreased GFR. \nThin, fragile or absent cuticles \nInfertility or difficulty becoming pregnant \nElevated serum cholesterol \nAcute psychosis (myxedema madness) is a rare presentation of hypothyroidism \n\nThese are just some of the signs and symptoms prosented in hypothyroidism.  The place to find this in a "scientific" book or publishing, I'm not too sure.  Now medical books, go to your library.  It's that simple.
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Early symptoms include:\n\nShivering \nCold, pale, or blue-gray skin \nLack of interest or concern (apathy) \nPoor judgment \nMild unsteadiness in balance or walking \nSlurred speech \nNumb hands and fingers and difficulty performing tasks \nLate symptoms include:\n\nThe trunk of the body is cold to the touch \nMuscles become stiff \nSlow pulse \nBreathing is shallow and slower \nWeakness or sleepiness \nConfusion \nLoss of consciousness \nShivering may stop if body temperature drops below 90° (32°).
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/raising_a_family/tp22217.asp\nhttp://www.orthoseek.com/articles/congenmt.html\ngo to this website
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Believe it or not, the children could have any type of blood, as long as it is positive. (A+, B+, AB+, O+)\n\nThere's a blood typing calculator on the following site:\n\nhttp://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/inherited.html
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Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an inherited disorder often characterized by varying degrees of hearing loss and changes in skin and hair pigmentation. The syndrome got its name from a Dutch eye doctor named Petrus Johannes Waardenburg who first noticed that people with differently colored eyes often had a hearing impairment. He went on to study over a thousand individuals in deaf families and found that some of them had certain physical characteristics in common. \n\nOne commonly observed characteristic of Waardenburg syndrome is two differently colored eyes. One eye is usually brown and the other blue. Sometimes, one eye has two different colors. Other individuals with Waardenburg syndrome may have unusually brilliant blue eyes. \n\nPeople with WS may also have distinctive hair coloring, such as a patch of white hair or premature gray hair as early as age 12. Other possible physical features include a wide space between the inner corners of eyes called a broad nasal root. In addition persons with WS may have low frontal hairline and their eyebrows may connect. The levels of hearing loss associated with the syndrome can vary from moderate to profound. \n\nIndividuals with Waardenburg syndrome may have some or all of the traits of the syndrome. For example, a person with WS may have a white forelock, a patch of white hair near the forehead, and no hearing impairment. Others may have white patches of skin and severe hearing impairment. The severity of the hearing impairment varies among individuals with WS as do changes in the skin and hair. \n\nOn rare occasions, WS has been associated with other conditions that are present at birth, such as intestinal disorders, elevation of the shoulder blade, and disorders of the spine. A facial abnormality, known as cleft lip and/or palate, also has been associated with WS. \nAs a genetic disorder, Waardenburg syndrome is passed down from parent to child much like hair color, blood type, or other physical traits. A child receives genetic material from each parent. Because Waardenburg syndrome is a dominant condition, a child usually inherits the syndrome from just one parent who has the malfunctioning WS gene. Actually, there is a 50/50 chance that a child of an individual with WS will also have the syndrome.
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You will learn a lot from the wikipedia article on this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_Cell_Anemia
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The baby would have withdrawel symptoms, possible behavior problems as the baby got older, the baby would either be very quite all the time or very cranky and irritable. The baby would be hard to soothe. And most likely have trouble in school (keeping up with the work) The list can go on and on.
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Ok ... First off ... I have got cf along with my sister and brother!\n\nOk symptoms :\n\n15% are diagnosed with meconium ileus ... a bowel condition at its simplest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nPoor weight gain .... sometimes with a high appetite\n\nSalty tasting skin \n\nChest congestion\n\nLoose stools\n\nYes cf varies as ppl may carry different cf genes!!!\nSome people aint diagnsosed until their 50's even later!\n\nI hope this helps as it is coming from someone with the condition!
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1. Pp (heterozygous)\n2. Both parents are heterozygous (Ff)\nSince both parents show intense freckles, it must be a dominant trait. In order to have non-freck. children, they both must be heterozygous. Ff x Ff ----> 3:1 ratio expected; frec. to non-freck.\n3a) All four blood groups are possible\n  b)25% possibility for each\n\nFor#3, do a Punnett square-   A i   x   B i
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that should be jaundice and diabetes.....\n\nWhat are the symptoms of jaundice?\nThe following are the most common symptoms of jaundice. However, each baby may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include: \n\n*yellow coloring of the baby's skin - usually beginning on \nthe face and moving down the body\n\n*poor feeding or lethargy \n\nSymptoms of jaundice may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your baby's physician for a diagnosis.\nhttp://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_newborn/ncomjaun.cfm\n\nJaundice can turn the skin and sclerae yellow. In addition, stool can become light in color, even clay-colored because of the absence of bilirubin that normally gives stool its brown color. The urine may turn dark or brownish in color. This occurs when the bilirubin that is building up in the blood begins to be excreted from the body in the urine. Just as in feces, the bilirubin turns the urine brown.\n\nBesides the cosmetic issues of looking yellow and having dark urine and light stools, the symptom that is associated most frequently associated with jaundice or cholestasis is itching, medically known as pruritus. The itching associated with jaundice and cholestasis can sometimes be so severe that it causes patients to scratch their skin “raw,” have trouble sleeping, and, rarely, even to commit suicide.\n\nIt is the disease causing the jaundice that causes most problems associated with jaundice. Specifically, if the jaundice is due to liver disease, the patient may have symptoms or signs of liver disease or cirrhosis. (Cirrhosis represents advanced liver disease.) The symptoms and signs of liver disease and cirrhosis include fatigue, swelling of the ankles, muscle wasting, ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity), mental confusion or coma, and bleeding into the intestines.\n\nIf the jaundice is caused by blockage of the bile ducts, no bile enters the intestine. Bile is necessary for digesting fat in the intestine and releasing vitamins from within it so that the vitamins can be absorbed into the body. Therefore, blockage of the flow of bile can lead to deficiencies of certain vitamins. For example, there may be a deficiency of vitamin K that prevents proteins that are needed for normal clotting of blood to be made by the liver, and, as a result, uncontrolled bleeding may occur.\nhttp://www.medicinenet.com/jaundice/page2.htm\n\nWhat Are the Symptoms of Jaundice?\n\nSymptoms of jaundice include:\n\nYellow discoloring of the skin, whites of the eyes and mucus membranes \nDark urine \nNausea \nItching \nLight-colored stool (white, gray or yellow) \nAbdominal pain or swelling \nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/90/100606.htm\n\nJaundice symptoms\nExtreme weakness, headache, fever\nThe symptoms of jaundice are extreme weakness, headache, fever, loss of appetite, severe constipation, nausea, and yellow discoloration of the eyes, tongue, skin, and urine. \n\nDull pain in the liver region\nThe patient may also feel a dull pain in the liver region. Obstructive jaundice may be associated with intense itching.\nhttp://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/remedy/Jaundice.html\n\nSome diabetes symptoms include:\n\nFrequent urination \nExcessive thirst \nExtreme hunger \nUnusual weight loss \nIncreased fatigue \nIrritability \nBlurry vision \nhttp://paulspicks.com/sponsors/prds/dia.asp\n\nCommon symptoms of diabetes are increased thirst, frequent urination, increased hunger, unusual weight loss, fatigue, and irritability. These symptoms are caused by the body's response to high blood sugar levels.\n\nOther signs of type 2 diabetes may include:\n\nFrequent infections and cuts and bruises that heal slowly. \nBlurred vision. \nTingling or numbness in the hands or feet. \nSkin, gum, or bladder infections that recur. \nVaginal yeast infections. \nIn type 2 diabetes, the blood sugar level rises so slowly that symptoms often are not present in the early stages of the disease. As a resu
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Sickle cell disease is much more common in certain ethnic groups, but not unheard of in all. Someone who inherits hemoglobin S from one parent and normal hemoglobin (A) from the other parent will have sickle cell trait. (Hemo. S being the one that reduces the oxygen in blood cells)
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Symptoms of untreated shaken-baby syndrome are blindness, mental retardation, and neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy.  There will be retinal damage that can be observed in a eye exam.\nIf your son was having speech therapy as an 18 month old, and now has speech and learning problems, I do not see any reason to believe it is not a continuation of an existing problem.\n  \nYou should discuss this with your pediatrician.  I would expect the pediatrician to help you get testing and therapy for your son.  If not, call your local school district to see if they have testing and early-intervention programs.  This varies from one location to another.  Investigate what other school districts nearby offer, too.  It may be worth moving to gain better dianostic and intervention.
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From the Material Safety Data Sheet (google or yahoo search: MSDS ferrous sulfate):\n\nInhalation:\nCauses irritation to the respiratory tract. Symptoms may include coughing, shortness of breath.\nIngestion:\nLow toxicity in small quantities but larger dosages may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and black stool. Pink urine discoloration is a strong indicator of iron poisoning. Liver damage, coma, and death from iron poisoning has been recorded. Smaller doses are much more toxic to children.\nSkin Contact:\nCauses irritation to skin. Symptoms include redness, itching, and pain.\nEye Contact:\nCauses irritation, redness, and pain.\nChronic Exposure:\nSevere or chronic ferrous sulfate poisonings may damage blood vessels. Large chronic doses cause rickets in infants. Chronic exposure may cause liver effects. Prolonged exposure of the eyes may cause discoloration.\nAggravation of Pre-existing Conditions:\nPersons with pre-existing skin disorders or eye problems, or impaired liver, kidney or respiratory function may be more susceptible to the effects of the substance.
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Jaundice can be caused by many things including: Liver failure, alcoholism, hepatits A, B, C, etc. , Yellow fever, hemolytic anemic, bile duct obstruction, gallstones, etc.\n\nYou need to see a doctor to determine the cause of jaundice.  Typical symptoms include yellow skin, yellow eyes, itchy skin, mental disturbances, etc.  Please see a doctor as soon as possible, as you may die from jaundice.
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ok firstly uve got to eat a lot of green vegetables n fruits. also drink healthy fruit drinks like real juice( trust me it helped my brpther when his haemoglobin exceeded the limit). also drink home emade lemon juice too