07-16-2005, 06:46 AM
A f infant is born to a consang marrge of 2nd cousins wthout comp. In utero, the FHR ws betwn 80 and 90. The brady HR persisted after birth.Appr 2 weeks aftr brth the chld undrwent audiography, which demons b/l sensorineural deafness. Thse tests wre repeated 2wks latr wth similar rsults. Unfort the mother suffered a cardiac arrest 7 mnths later and died.she hd nrmal hearing. which of the foll statements concerning this patients disorder is true?
a.romano-ward syndrme
b.romano-ward and jervell and lang-nielsen synd are genetically distinct
c.patients ECG revealed a shrt QT interval
d.mut lies within a cardiac ion channel
e.use of b blockers is CI
PHEW.....
a.romano-ward syndrme
b.romano-ward and jervell and lang-nielsen synd are genetically distinct
c.patients ECG revealed a shrt QT interval
d.mut lies within a cardiac ion channel
e.use of b blockers is CI
PHEW.....