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Care of the Adult Patient with Down Syndrome
Care of the Adult Patient with Down SyndromeWhitney Trotter Ross,MD,and Martin Olsen,MDAbstract:Individuals with Down Syndrome have an increased riskfor many conditions, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, infections,and osteoporosis, and endocrine, neurological, orthopedic, auditory, andophthalmic alsoare atincreased riskfor abuse and humanrights violations and receive fewer screenings and interventions than thepopulation without Down Syndrome . In this literature review, the mostcommon health conditions associated with Down Syndrome are exam-ined, along with the topics of sexual abuse, menstrual hygiene, contra-ception, and human rights.
treating subclinical hypothyroidism. Several studies showed that transient hypothyroidism in this population is common, self-resolving, and not necessarily a precursor to definite hy-pothyroidism.22,25,26 Subclinical hypothyroidism is the most common type of thyroid dysfunction, and there is no benefit ...
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