Treacher Collins Syndrome

Treacher Collins Syndrome: -A craniofacial defect associated with developmental anomalies of the first arch.  -Abnormalities vary from minimal, to complete syndrome.  -The syndrome is named after Edward Treacher Collins, an English surgeon and ophthalmologist, who described its essential traits in 1900.  -Patients may require anesthesia for...

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CHARGE Syndrome

Anesthetic Management of Pt. with CHARGE Syndrome Definition: ➧ A syndrome characterized by:  1-Coloboma of the eye (Figure 1)  2-Heart defects (ASD, VSD, PDA, TOF, Rt. Aortic arch, Double outlet Rt. ventricle)  3-Atresia of the choanae (Figure 2)  4-Retarded growth development and/or central nervous system abnormalities  Severe...

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Masking Techniques in Pediatrics

Masking Techniques in Pediatrics ...

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Pierre Robin syndrome

Pierre Robin syndrome: Manifestations: ➧ A rare syndrome in which there is a combination of: -Severe micrognathia -Posterior prolapse of the tongue Other congenital abnormalities: -Cleft palate -Esophageal atresia ➧ The term syndrome is now reserved for those errors of morphogenesis with the simultaneous presence of multiple anomalies caused...

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Down's Syndrome

Anesthetic Management of Down's Syndrome➧ This well-known syndrome, with characteristic morphological features and mental retardation, results from the chromosomal abnormality, trisomy 21. ➧ Anesthetic risk is increased in these children. Indeed, the mortality is increased at any stage of life, but improved medical and nursing care means that many more individuals...

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