Full Text of SR1735 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Heterotaxy syndrome is a disorder that results in | 3 | | certain organs forming on the opposite side of the body; | 4 | | Heterotaxy has been known to affect the development of the | 5 | | heart, liver, lungs, intestines, and spleen; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Babies with Heterotaxy syndrome are usually first | 7 | | identified because they have structural problems with their | 8 | | hearts or livers; 4 out of every 1,000,000 babies born will | 9 | | have Heterotaxy syndrome; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Babies with Heterotaxy can have symptoms that | 11 | | start shortly after birth, including a blue color to the skin | 12 | | (cyanosis), poor feeding habits, fast breathing, increased | 13 | | sweating when they eat, or poor weight gain; all of these | 14 | | symptoms can indicate heart failure in the baby; other symptoms | 15 | | include heart murmurs, biliary atresia, intestinal blockage, | 16 | | no spleen (asplenia), and many little spleens (polysplenia); | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The exact cause of Heterotaxy is not known, but | 19 | | the symptoms result from the way that the internal organs turn | 20 | | into position during fetal development; this rotation can be | 21 | | affected by many different factors, including infection, | 22 | | genetics, or exposure to certain chemicals; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The use of echocardiograms, electrocardiograms, | 2 | | and x-rays, among other medical diagnostic tools, can ensure a | 3 | | timely and accurate diagnosis of Heterotaxy syndrome; the use | 4 | | of medication and surgical procedures can then be used to help | 5 | | treat the syndrome; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Without corrective surgery, most children with | 7 | | Heterotaxy syndrome and significant heart problems will not | 8 | | survive beyond the first year of life; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate May 4, | 11 | | 2016 as Heterotaxy Awareness Day in the State of Illinois in | 12 | | order to bring attention to this disorder and the efforts of | 13 | | many to treat this serious problem.
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