Prevention and care of children with high alkaline phosphatase

If a child has high alkaline phosphatase, it is mainly due to heredity, so parents should go to the hospital for a detailed examination before pregnancy. In that way, they will have a clearer understanding of their own physical condition and can prevent the chance of such a situation in their children. Because once it occurs, it will cause poor development of the child's limbs and bones, causing some deformities. So let us learn about the prevention and care of high alkaline phosphatase in children.

This disease is mostly an autosomal recessive genetic disease, and preventive measures should be taken from before pregnancy to before delivery:

Premarital physical examination plays a positive role in preventing birth defects. The extent of the role depends on the examination items and content, mainly including serological examination (such as hepatitis B virus, syphilis spirochete, HIV), reproductive system examination (such as screening for cervical inflammation), general physical examination (such as blood pressure, electrocardiogram), and inquiries about family history of disease, personal medical history, etc., and good genetic disease counseling.

Pregnant women should avoid harmful factors as much as possible, including staying away from smoke, alcohol, drugs, radiation, pesticides, noise, volatile harmful gases, toxic and harmful heavy metals, etc. Systematic birth defect screening is required during prenatal care during pregnancy, including regular ultrasound examinations, serological screening, and chromosome examinations when necessary.

Once an abnormal result occurs, it is necessary to clarify whether the pregnancy should be terminated; the safety of the fetus in the uterus; whether there are sequelae after birth, whether it is treatable, what the prognosis is, etc. Take practical diagnostic and treatment measures.

The prenatal diagnostic techniques used are: ① amniotic fluid cell culture and related biochemical tests (amniocentesis is preferably performed at 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy); ② determination of alpha-fetoprotein in maternal blood and amniotic fluid; ③ ultrasound imaging (can be used around 4 months of pregnancy); ④ X-ray examination (after 5 months of pregnancy), which is beneficial for diagnosing fetal skeletal deformities; ⑤ determination of sex chromatin of chorionic villus cells (40 to 70 days after conception) to predict fetal sex and to help diagnose X-linked genetic diseases; ⑥ application of gene linkage analysis; ⑦ fetoscopy.

Through the application of the above technologies, the birth of fetuses with serious genetic diseases and congenital malformations can be prevented.

From the article we have learned what the preventive care for high alkaline phosphatase in children is. So if your child's head circumference continues to increase, or he cries frequently, you should go to the hospital for examination. After the diagnosis is confirmed, you should take good care of your child and let him get exercise.