DOWNS SYNDROME

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CAUSES
EXTRA CHROMOSOME 21 PRESENT DURING FERTILSATION, INHERITED CONDITION,
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PREVENTION OF DOWNS SYNDROME
BLOOD TEST THAT TESTS FOR HORMONE (hCG) AND PROTEINS (AFP) (uE3)
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DIAGNOSIS (AMNIOCENTESIS)
SCAN IS TAKEN TO DETECT POSITION OF THE BABY, NEEDLE IS INSERTED AND A SAMPLE OF AMNIOTIC FLUID IS TAKEN, SCAN IS THEN DONE TO CHECK ON FETUS, RESULTS TAKE AROUND 3-4 WEEKS. 1 IN 200 CHANCE OF MISCARRIAGE
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DIAGNOSIS (CVS)
SCAN IS TAKEN TO DETECT POSITION OF THE BABY, NEEDLE IS INSERTED THROUGH THE ABDOMEN AND A SAMPLE OF THE PLACENTA IS TAKEN, SCAN IS THEN DONE TO CHECK ON FETUS, RESULTS TAKE AROUND 10-14 DAYS. 1 IN 100 CHANCE OF MISCARRIAGE
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
WEIGH LESS, SHORTER IN HEIGHT, ROUNDED FACE WITH A FLAT PROFILE, EYES SLANT UPWARDSW, EXTRA FOLD OF SKIN ON THE BACK OF NECK, SMALLER THAN AVERAGE MOUTHS WITH A LARGER THAN AVERAGE TONGUE. SMALLER EARS POSITIONED LOWER ON HEAD
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COMPLICATIONS
HEART PROBLEMS, DRY SKIN, OBESITY, DIABETES, LOWER IMMUNE SYSTEM, EYE PROBLEMS, HYPOTHYROIDISM.
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BARRIERS
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, PREJUDICE AND DISRIMINATION
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PRACTITIONERS
SENCO, SUPPORT WORKER, DIETICIAN, SOCIAL WORKER
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Card 2

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BLOOD TEST THAT TESTS FOR HORMONE (hCG) AND PROTEINS (AFP) (uE3)

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PREVENTION OF DOWNS SYNDROME

Card 3

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SCAN IS TAKEN TO DETECT POSITION OF THE BABY, NEEDLE IS INSERTED AND A SAMPLE OF AMNIOTIC FLUID IS TAKEN, SCAN IS THEN DONE TO CHECK ON FETUS, RESULTS TAKE AROUND 3-4 WEEKS. 1 IN 200 CHANCE OF MISCARRIAGE

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Card 4

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SCAN IS TAKEN TO DETECT POSITION OF THE BABY, NEEDLE IS INSERTED THROUGH THE ABDOMEN AND A SAMPLE OF THE PLACENTA IS TAKEN, SCAN IS THEN DONE TO CHECK ON FETUS, RESULTS TAKE AROUND 10-14 DAYS. 1 IN 100 CHANCE OF MISCARRIAGE

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Card 5

Front

WEIGH LESS, SHORTER IN HEIGHT, ROUNDED FACE WITH A FLAT PROFILE, EYES SLANT UPWARDSW, EXTRA FOLD OF SKIN ON THE BACK OF NECK, SMALLER THAN AVERAGE MOUTHS WITH A LARGER THAN AVERAGE TONGUE. SMALLER EARS POSITIONED LOWER ON HEAD

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you spelt diagnosis wrong (diagnosiscvs isn't a word)

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