R.A. ACT NO. 9288
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- It is a process of collecting a few drops of blood from the newborn onto an appropriate collection card and performing biochemical testing for determining if the newborn has a heritable condition.
- A simple, non-invasive procedure to find-out if a baby has a congenital metabolic disorder that may lead to mental retardation and or death if left untreated.
- It is done by measuring metabolites and enzyme activity in whole blood samples collected on specialized filter paper for newborns.
- It is a simple procedure, using the heel prick method, a few drops of blood are blotted on a special absorbent filter card/paper.
- Newborn screening tests are done by measuring metabolites and enzyme activity in whole blood samples collected on ___
- An act promulgating a comprehensive policy and a national system for ensuring newborn screening
- What is Republic Act 9288 known as?
- What is the Republic Act number for the Newborn Screening Act of 2004?
- Which former president of the Philippines signed the R.A. Act No. 9288?
- When was the approval granted for R.A. No. 9288?
- It is the monitoring of a newborn with a heritable condition for the purpose of ensuring that the newborn patient complies fully with the medicine or dietary prescriptions.
- A hospital, health infirmaries, health centers, lying-in centers or puericulture centers with obstetrical and pediatric services, whether public or private.
- A physicians, nurses, midwives, nursing aides and traditional birth attendants.
- death if left undetected and untreated and which is usually inherited from the genes of either or both biological parents of the newborn.
- What is the meaning of the acronym "NIH"?
- It is a child from the time of complete delivery to 30 days old.
- The process of collecting a few drops of blood from the newborn onto an appropriate collection card and performing biochemical testing for determining if the newborn has a heritable condition.
- A facility equipped with a newborn screening laboratory that complies with the standards established by the NIH and provides all required laboratory tests and recall/follow-up programs for newborns with heritable conditions.
- The various means of providing parents or legal guardians information about newborn screening.
- A procedure for locating a newborn with a possible heritable condition for purposes of providing the newborn with appropriate laboratory to confirm the diagnosis and, as appropriate, provide treatment.
- The provision of prompt, appropriate and adequate medicine, medical, and surgical management or dietary prescription to a newborn for purposes of treating or mitigating the adverse health consequences of the heritable condition.
- How much is Expanded Newborn Screening?
- It is a PhilHealth benefit package for essential health services of the newborn during the first few days of life. It covers essential newborn care, expanded newborn screening, and hearing screening tests.
- A health facility that educates parents about NBS during the prenatal period, collects blood samples for NBS, sends the specimens to the NSC, recalls patients found positive in NBS, and assists in the management of patients.
- A facility equipped with an NBS laboratory that complies with the standards established by the National Institutes of Health and provides all required laboratory tests and recall/follow-up programs for newborns with heritable conditions.
- A facility identified by the DOH to be part of the National Comprehensive Newborn Screening System Treatment Network. It is equipped to perform confirmatory testing to ensure the accuracy of screening results.
- The central facility at the National Institutes of Health that defines testing and follow-up protocols, maintains an external laboratory proficiency testing program, oversees the national testing database and case registries, assist in training activities on various aspects of the program, oversees content of educational materials, and acts as the Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening.
- An ambulatory clinic based in a tertiary hospital and identified by the DOH to be part of the National Comprehensive Newborn Screening System Treatment Network. It is equipped to facilitate continuity of care for confirmed patients in its area of coverage.
- What is the primary cause or the most common etiology of congenital hypothyroidism?
- It is a group of disorders resulting from enzymatic defects in the biosynthesis of steroids.
- It is a disorder of aromatic amino acid metabolism in which phenylalanine cannot be converted to tyrosine due to a deficiency or absence of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase.
- It is due to a defect or deficiency of the branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase complex in which elevated quantities of leucine, isoleucine, valine, and their corresponding oxoacids accumulate in body fluids.
- It is an X-linked disorder found in both sexes, but more males are affected.
- What is the most common clinical manifestation of G6PD deficiency?
- It is a rare genetic metabolic disorder that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
- It is an inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by elevated levels of galactose and its metabolites due to enzyme deficiencies involved in its metabolism
- When was the first organizational meeting attended by representatives from different PPS and POGS accredited hospitals in Metro Manila?