The patient has been facing symptoms including increased thirst, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss, and fatigue. Having these symptoms causes his body to not be able to start cellular respiration, Electron Transport Chain, and the Krebs cycle. The patient's blood glucose level, intracellular glucose levels, and interstitial levels are out of range. The blood glucose levels normal range is between 78-108 mg/dL, but the patients is 130 mg/dL. High blood glucose levels makes your blood mucky. This slows down circulation which causes the cells to not get oxygen and the nutrients that they need. This also causes people to be fatigue. Since he is fatigue he is unable to do cellular respiration. As the cells run out of oxygen they change
to anaerobic respiration, which enables the cell to make small amounts of ATP in the absence of oxygen. Also since the patient has high levels of sugar building up in his blood, his kidneys cannot keep up and they produce more urine than normal. As a result of this, he becomes dehydrated and has a frequent amount of urination. The interstitial glucose levels in the patient are abnormally high. The normal range is 70-95 mg/dL, but the patients is 122 mg/dL. The patient's intracellular glucose levels are essentially lower than typical levels. With high glucose inside, there is more glucose being oxidized in the Krebs cycle, which pushes more NADH and FADH2 into the electron transport chain. Since he is fatigue he is unable to do cellular respiration. As the cells run out of oxygen they change to anaerobic respiration, which enables the cell to make small amounts of ATP in the absence of oxygen. Deficient insulin keeps the body from getting glucose from the blood into the body's cells to use as energy. When this happens, the body starts burning fat and muscle for energy, which causes the patient to lose weight. In conclusion, the patient is facing these problems because his body does not have enough glucose.
Another weakness in the experimental design was that the reliability of the experiment was very low. As each test subject was only tested against each amount of prior exercise once, the impact of random errors is likely very large, which can be seen by the spread of the data on the graph. Although, this was attempted to be rectified by averaging the results of all four test subjects, it does not improve reliability too much. Conclusion: The results of this investigation indicated that a relationship between the amount of prior exercise and muscle fatigue does exist, however the results are also not conclusive enough to speculate on what the relationship is. This means that the hypothesis “If the amount of time spent performing vigorous exercise prior to the set of repetitions increases, then the physical performance (number of repetitions) will decrease” cannot be supported or rejected due to the inconclusive data.
DOI: 08/17/2010. The patient is a 55-year-old female assembly worker who incurred a work-related injury when she fell with her face forward after tripping on a curb.
The pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus in is related to the insulin hormone. Insulin is secreted by cells in the pancreas and is responsible for regulating the level of glucose in the bloodstream. It also aids the body in breaking down the glucose to be used as energy. When someone suffers from diabetes, however, the body does not break down the glucose in the blood as a result of abnormal insulin metabolism. When there are elevated levels of glucose in the blood, it is known as hyperglycemia. If the levels continue to remain high over an extended period of time, damage can be done to the kidneys, cardiovascular systems; you can get eye disorders, or even cause nerve damage. When the glucose levels are low in one’s body, it is called hypoglycemia. A person begins to feel very jittery, and possibly dizzy. If that occurs over a period of time, the person can possibly faint. Diabetes mellitus occurs in three different forms - type 1, type 2, and gestational.
MCI Case Analysis INTRODUCTION MCI is at a critical point in their company history. After going public in 1972, they experienced several years of operating losses. Then in 1974 the FCC ordered MCI's largest competitor AT&T to supply interconnection to MCI and the rest of the long distance market. With a more even playing field, the opportunities to increase market share and revenue were significant. In order to maximize this opportunity, MCI requires capital.
As we go through our daily routine in our jobs in any medical facilities, we are bound to make an occasional error. Misspelling a word on a chart may be one of them. If you make a mistake while you are writing in a patient's medical chart, just draw one straight line through the word and put your initials to the top right of it, and write what you meant to say next to it. Do not make any big swirly lines through the incorrect word. The chart must look as neat and professional as possible. You might try to keep track of the mistakes you make so you can be sure not to make them in the future. Common sense, I know. But this could make a huge difference in the medical profession concerning someone's life.
In 2012 Emma Sulkowicz, sophomore at Columbia University, was raped in her own bed. Now, as a senior, she carries around a twin sized mattress everywhere she goes on campus (Today Show). California has cracked down on the scenarios typically excluded by the “no” policy, by passing the “Yes means Yes” sexual assault prevention law. According to Kate Golden, Alex Morrell and Sara Jerving, from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, sexual assault and dating violence are public health concerns that impact both individual survivors and the larger campus as well.
Ms. Case is a 38 year old female who presented to the ED after wrecking her car late yesterday afternoon into a wall in a parking lot. Ms. Case Eloped from ED just prior to wrecking vehicle after refusing "headache cocktail". Ms. Case denies wanting to harm herself, she reports just having poor judgement during a anxiety attack. At the time of the assessment Ms. Case denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation and symptoms of psychosis. Ms. Case reports a history of PTSD, Anxiety, depression, and Schizo-affective Disorder. She reports yesterday attempting to park her car in a parking lot after experiencing an anxiety attack while driving. Ms. Case states, "I tried to slam on breaks, but I actually think I slammed on the gas." She further states, "I don't want to hurt myself." Ms. Case reports a history of multiple sexual assaults and rapes. She reports at the age of 17 she was molested by a neighbor, at the age of 24 she was sexually raped by "the east coast rapist", and another time by an unknown individual. Ms. Case reports she experiences flashback and frequently have nightmares. Ms. Case expresses symptoms of depression from these traumatic events. She expressed depressive symptoms as feelings of worthlessness, sadness, isolation, insomnia, and anger. She denies any current
Frequent urination results from the body trying to excrete the excess glucose and thirst follows as dehydration sets in. Hunger, fatigue, mental fogginess, irritability, and mood changes result from a deficiency in ATP as the body cannot produce enough purely through fat metabolism via ketones. Acetone breath quickly follows as the body starts to upregulate fat metabolism in an attempt to use ketones for ATP production. This metabolic pathway creates various ketones, but one ketone acetone, is toxic and is excreted via the lungs. It can be detected as a “fruity” odor in the breath. This upregulation of fat metabolism creates a crisis known as diabetic ketoacidosis which can lead to a coma or even death (Harvey, 2012). Another life threatening acute symptom which is not as common in type 1 as type 2 diabetes is hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketonic syndrome or HHNS which can result in serious consequences such as a coma or even death. It is caused by increasing blood sugar and dehydration without the presence of ketones (Harvey, 2012). It can be caused by severe infection, severe illness, and medications that reduce glucose tolerance and increase fluid loss (Harvey, 2012). The various acute symptoms of type 1 diabetes are just as deadly as the long term effects of poor blood sugar
A stress fracture may be one of the most provoking injuries a runner can develop. Runners just always want to improve their personal best time and challenge themselves on how far they can run. But runners never pay attention to what they can do to their feet in the long term. This fracture usually occurs after a sudden increase in activity, and result from overuse. As a runner’s distance increases or intensity of the run, adjustment of the muscles may occur rapidly than bones. The human foot has five metatarsal bones. The big toe is labeled number one; the little toe is number five. Metatarsal stress fractures happen typically in numbers two, three, and four bones enduring the greatest shock when the foot strikes the ground. This becomes imbalance and accommodated when the exercise routine is advance gradually. When muscular contractions are rapid in can overcome the re-modeling bony architecture, and the bone cannot take any more stress, the crack occurs and metatarsal stress fracture develops.
*A history of frequent, acute, and severe metabolic complications (hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis) requiring medical attention
The patient is a 55-year-old man admitted to the hospital for dehydration secondary to vomiting. The physical examination of the patient revealed dry mucous membranes and vital signs as follows: Pulse 110, blood pressure 100/60, and respirations of 20.
...e importance of taking nutritious foods and multivitamins, try to stop drinking coffee for two or three days. Eating regular well balanced meals. Avoid fast-food lifestyle that can cause great fluctuation in blood sugar. Lastly, the patient will be able to describe the benefits of regular exercise and how regular exercise can improve blood glucose control. They should know the importance of relaxation and exercises, deep breathing which are popular ways to relieve stress and to avoid strenuous physical activity. Meditations, yoga are good ways of relieving stress.
Upon concluding my neurobiology course, I spent some time reflecting on what I've learned about the nervous system and its functions. I thought about how much progress has been made in the last couple of decades alone in defining and understanding certain aspects of neuronal functions, and must admit that I am very impressed. However, there is still so much we don't know about this area, and nowhere has this notion proved more true than in my exploration of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. As will soon be clear, this disease is highly debilitating and can greatly lower the quality of an individual's life, yet to date there are no definite findings about the etiology of this illness. But even more importantly, this illness shows the importance of understanding and being able to assess the different workings of our nervous system and its complex nature. Unfortunately, the study of this same disease also shows the human inability to yet do so.
Being a soldier who is experiencing PTSD, it boggles the mind how they live their life as one.The feeling to be in prison from his or her own will to be a normal human being, veterans has troubles to overcome it. Enduring the stress, but by in their mind, it haunts them. PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) is a condition that fails to recover from a traumatic experience. Fighting fatigue causes stress to the soldiers. Including infecting the mind that they are murderers instead of serving the country. It leaves them with regret and anxiety, which follows them to the best option, suicide. PTSD soldiers believe it is best to repay for those who have killed during the war. Soldiers who return home are likely to do erratic behaviors which could
This is a 56 y.o. Caucasian female with CC of fatigue which started about 2-3 months ago. Pt describes it as “no energy to do anything I normally can do”. Fatigue is generalized, constant, and worsening, aggravated with exertion and not relieved by rest. She reports sleeping 8-9 hours per night without feeling rested. There are no associated symptoms like pain. Denies any treatment. Fatigue is severe enough that she missed a day of work 2 weeks ago because she couldn’t get out of bed.