PKU by Karina Heynen https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen Tell me ONE thing you learned about PKU from the reading. en-us 2015-10-28 21:19:54 UTC 2015-11-02 19:29:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/notebook.jpg PKU is developed over time (newborns don't initially have these symptoms) https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78796969 2015-11-02 19:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78796969 https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797187 characteristic- a small head

]]> 2015-11-02 19:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797187 Inherited condition caused by a faulty gene. https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797218 2015-11-02 19:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797218 Should avoid high protein diets https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797230 2015-11-02 19:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797230 PKU means a limit of protein intake https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797261 2015-11-02 19:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797261 https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797277 They have very specific diet

]]> 2015-11-02 19:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797277 Babies don't have symptoms initially https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797354 2015-11-02 19:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797354 Can live a normal life if follow the dietary guidelines https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797369 2015-11-02 19:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797369 There are several varieties kalyree https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797408 2015-11-02 19:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797408 I found it interesting that people with PKU have to follow a specific diet, and even women without it should follow a specific diet when they are pregnant so their baby does not get PKY https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797433 2015-11-02 19:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797433 https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797444 Is not very common. It requires a lot of time and effort to care for them.

]]> 2015-11-02 19:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797444 INHERITED!! https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797446 2015-11-02 19:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797446 Protein-rich foods or the sweetener aspartame can act as poisons for people with phenylketonuria.  https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797466 2015-11-02 19:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797466 https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797509 Symptoms such as skin rashes, poor bone

]]> 2015-11-02 19:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797509 Defect in gene that is supposed to help break down the phenylalanine https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797522 2015-11-02 19:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797522 mom and dad have to pass on the gene to inherit it https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797525 2015-11-02 19:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797525 babies are tested for it after birth https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797551 2015-11-02 19:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797551 recessive gene- parents don't  https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797578 2015-11-02 19:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797578 PKU is not always given to child if mother has it https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797629 2015-11-02 19:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797629 Testing is done a day or two after birth kalyree https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797641 2015-11-02 19:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797641 https://padlet.com/kehey_11_08/keheynen/wish/78797663 Newborns do not initially have symptoms. They usually develop it after a few months.

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