**This assignment must be in APA format. **The assignment should be in paragraph

**This assignment must be in APA format.
**The assignment should be in paragraph form using complete sentences and avoiding bullet points and numbered list.
**Use a Level 1 heading to separate your sections (Page 47 of the APA Publication Manual).
**Title and reference pages do not count toward the total word or page count.
Textbook and outside sources need to be referenced and cited in the paper.
Essays: (at least 300 words per prompt)
1. Kate is born with features that do not look quite normal. Her eyes
are wide-set and slightly slanted. Her nose is short and flat, and she
keeps her mouth slightly open. There is a straight crease across her
palm, and her fifth digit is unusually short. The doctor tells her parents she has an inherited disorder. If you were the doctor what would you
diagnosis Kate with?
A: Down Syndrome
Discuss the etiology of Kate’s disorder?
A: Extra chromosome 21 due to nondisjunction
What is the biggest risk factor for this disorder?
How can or will this disorder affect Kate?
A: Kate is at risk for complications such as congenital heart
disease and at a greater susceptibility to respiratory tract
infections. She also has a higher rate of acute leukemia.
Individuals with Down syndrome used to have a life expectancy
that didn’t exceed the age of 9, now the average life expectancy is more than 55 years old.
What test could have been completed to diagnosis this
disorder before Kate’s birth?
A: prenatal maternal a- fetoprotein and PAPP-A test
2. Research (1) one autosomal dominant disease (Polydactyly –
condition of extra fingers), (1) one autosomal
recessive disease (Phenylketonuria-PKU)/Etiology-Chromosome 12, autosomal recessive/Signs and symptoms-light skin tone, blue eye,
mental impairment if not corrected./diagnosis-blood and urine levels
of phenylalanine./Treatment-Restricted diet of mother within 1 day of
birth./Prevention-Enzyme assay, strict diet, family history. , and (1) a
sex-linked disease (Hemophilia). For each disease
discuss: 1. Etiology, 2. Signs and Symptoms, 3. Diagnosis, 4.
Treatment and Prevention. Provide additional information from an
outside source.
3. A 12-year-old child experiences high fever and chills. He also says
that his heart feels like its pounding. Two weeks before these
symptoms, the child fell off his bike and skinned his knee. This child
also has a history of a heart murmur. What disease should be
considered and what is the treatment?
A: Infective endocarditis; Antimocrobial therapy, surgery in
severe cases to remove vegetations.
What congenital heart disease
is associated with heart murmurs?
A: Septal Defects
4. A 59-year-old male calls the paramedics after experiencing an
episode of chest pain while shoveling snow. He describes his pain as a crushing, tight feeling that radiates to his left arm and jaw. What type(s) of heart disease is this patient experiencing (explain)?
A: Coronary Heart Disease; Symptoms are angina, palpitations
and myocardial infarction.
What diagnostic test would you expect the physician to order and
why?
A: ECG, Stress test, Nuclear imaging, angiography as well as
perform a routine physical exam.
What is the treatment?
A: Angioplasty, coronary artery bypass surgery, blood pressure medication to lower levels, blood thinners, diuretics, nitrates to
stop chest pain, cholesterol-lowering medication, diet, and
exercise.