Question 1

what is the willis-ekbom disease disease?

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Restless Legs: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a neurological condition associated with abnormal sensations in the legs. It is estimated that 5% of the general population and as many as 10%  of those over the age of 65 have this disorder. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology_neurosurgery/centers_clinics/restless-legs-syndrome/what-is-rls/

Question 2

i would like to know about prater-willies syndrome? how common is this? how can it be treated?

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Prader-Willi syndrom: It is a rare genetic disorder, affecting  seven genes  on chromosome 15  . People with prader-willi syndrome usually have narrow temples, elongated face, thin upper lip, prominent nose. They also might have low muscle tone, short stature, incomplete sexual development,  cognitive disabilities, problem behaviors, and a chronic feeling of hunger that can lead to excessive eating and severe obesity.

Question 3

how long willit take a chalazion to go?

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1-2 weeks: With conservative care, a chalazion will take 1-2 weeks to resolve--this includes warm soaks 4 times a day.  If it does not resolve in that time frame, you will need to see an eye specialist for possible drainage.

Question 4

what to do if i have taken insulin in my nerve willi die?

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Insulin: Insulin injected into a nerve will not led to death, if can however be quite painful and possibly led to a nerve injury. The last  type of injury is quite uncommon.

Question 5

i drink daily about a pint 80 proofbut only drank asix packlast night willi passa urian test in24  hours?

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Drug screen: The rule of thumb is that you will metabolize alcohol at 20mg per decileter per hour .  You can go to the following website:  http://www.globalrph.com/bac.cgi and calculate your blood alcohol level based on what you drank, size, sex.  Then you can have an estimate on your level and how long it will take to be OK.

Question 6

what is prader-willi syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Genetic anomaly: Kids with prader willi syndrome usually obtain the genetic analy from the paternal gene. It is characterized by problems with muscle tone, even noticeable during pregnancy, also due to this difficulty feeding , poor weight gain, as infants. This changes after age 2 when kids develop over eating that can lead to morbid obesity. Also found are; scoliosis, cognitive problems, delayed puberty, etc.

Question 7

is prader willi syndrome hereditary?

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Yes and no: Prader-willi syndrome involves early low tone with later overeating and obesity since the person is never full. It is genetic, with ~70% of cases having deletion (missing part) of chromosome 15 and the others having altered parental patterning (genomic imprinting). Although always due to a genetic change, it is rarely inherited and has a low recurrence risk for parents of an affected child.

Question 8

how do you diagnose prader willi syndrome?

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Dysmorphic features: Children with prader-willie syndrome have dysmorphic features and are hypotonic at birth. Initially have poor weight gain and later on develop obesity ' short stature, hypogonadism and developmntal delay.

Question 9

what are features of prader willi syndrome ?

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H3O: Hyperphagia (voracious appetite), hypotonia (low muscle tone), hypopigmentation (light colored), and obesity are classic pictures of prader-willi syndrome.

Question 10

what are the tests for prader-willi syndrome?

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See below:: High resolution chromosomal analysis; fish (stands for fluorescence in situ hybridization, often done at the same time as a chromosome analysis); and new molecular tests: dna methylation test (confirms or rules out pws as a diagnosis, with over 99% accuracy);dna polymorphism studies (done to detect upd-uniparental disomy, requires blood samples from both parents and child for best accuracy).

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