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anonymous

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i just wanna ty all so much i have learned so much and wish to hear u commentCystic FibrosisImagine being in school having to carry a box of Kleenex because you are not sure what you are going to cough up. Lisa at the age of 9 goes to school, but before leaving everyday her parent tap on her back for at least 20 minutes, to help clean her lungs. How about Eliza? She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis prenatal. Since day one she has taken a pancreatic enzyme. Cystic fibrosis is also known, as CF. It is a disorder The Journal of the American Medical association discusses the possible link between CF and chronic rhino sinusitis. CF causes many problems. CF affects the respiratory system. It also affects the gland that produces mucus, saliva, and intestinal fluids. Most of the people with CF can live a normal life. Approximately 2,500 cases are diagnosed each year. Right now there is about 30,000 people living in the US. 12million more are carriers of the disease that are not affected The life expectancy is a lot better now 30 years ago most were not expected to reach adult hood. The life expectancy is 32 now. As u get older CF gets worse Males and females both develop sexually the same was as people without CF. A female with CF can still have children though she is not as fertile. A person who has CF is at risk to have children with CF. People with CF should live a normal life for as long as possible. They should be treated with respect, as any other person should. AMBER HARRILL 16 MERRET~BIOLOGY 4TH PERIOD 2/6/04<img src="i/expressions/brokenheart.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">
 
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Liza

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Amber, you have a good start there. I don't know how long your report needs to be or how in depth but you schould give some more detail in some areas. For example, you mention tapping the back to clear the lungs. You should mention the need for doing an albuterol nebulizer treatment first then the "tapping" (its called percussion) but not just the back but also the front and sides of the chest. YOu mention carrying kleenexes because of not knowing what they will cough up. Mention that their cough is not contagious. You mention the pancreatic enzymes but not what they are for. You should include that and that almost all CF patients need them. There are some that do not but most do. Also, CF is not a disorder, it is a disease that is genetic. Which means that it is inherited and you can not catch it. Yes, there are many problems associated with CF and it mostly affects the respiratory system. You should start out by telling what CF actually is... an excess build up/production of mucus that is thick and sticky and hard to expel. You could get into the genetics of it a little if you wanted. It takes two carriers to pass on the CF gene, basically it's a one in four chance that two carriers will have a child with CF. Two CF'ers will have a child with CF. One carrier and one non-carrier can have a child that is a carrier or a child that is not. CF children sometimes develop later, like menstruation may come later ( I don't have boys so I don't know what they go through). It can be difficult for either men or women with CF to have children due to the mucus obstuction. If you need or want more detail you can tell that there are in many cases more than one nebulizer treatment needed, IV antibiotics for lung infections sometimes three or four times a year Many have to take extra vitamins and oral antibiotics etc. You have a wonderful start Amber, I really liked the part about living normal. As normal as possible. You could also mention that there are some CF'ers that are able to participate in sport like track and swimming and football. There are some people with CF that were not diagnosed with CF until adulthood and there are some CF'ers that are age 40, 50 and up, there are CF'ers that are married and have children. Again, you have a wonderful start, I comend you for doing your paper on CF. So many teens are going to learn alot about CF with you paper. Let us know how it all turned out. Liza (a mom of two teen girls with CF)
 
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anonymous

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thankyou so much i really enjoyed doing my report there was so much i had never knew and i really appreciate it ' amber
 
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