Week 5: Alterations in Endocrine Function - Discussion Part Three Loading... This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). 1 Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selected disease states. (PO 1) 2 Differentiate the epidemiology, etiology, developmental considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical and laboratory manifestations of specific disease processes. (PO 1) 3 Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatory physiological mecha...

Week 4: Alterations in Renal Function - Discussion Part Two Loading... Discussion

A 56-year-old female comes into the clinic complaining of intermittent severe pain that radiates from the flank to the groin and sometimes to the inner thigh. Upon further questioning she tell you that she has an urge to always go to the restroom and that she sometime sweats and feels nauseous. A urinalysis provides traces of blood, a few white blood cells and no bacteria. • What is your differential diagnosis? Discuss in detail the pathophysiology of each item in your differential and how ...

Discussion Part Two (graded) Jesse is a 57-year-old male who presents with gradual onset of dyspnea on exertion and fatigue. He also complains of frequent dyspepsia with nausea and occasional epigastric pain. He states that at night he has trouble breathing especially while lying on his back. This is relieved by him sitting up. His vitals are 180/110, P = 88, T = 98.0 C, R = 20. Subjective: 57-year-old male who presents with gradual onset of dyspnea on exertion and fatigue. He also complai...

A five-month-old Caucasian female is brought into the clinic as the parent complain that she hasWeek 2: Respiratory Disorders and Alterations in Acid/Base Balance,Fluid and Electrolytes - Discussion Part One Loading... This week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selecteddisease states. (PO 1) Differentiate the epidemiology, etiology, developmental considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical and laboratory mani...

A 17-year-old African American from the inner city complains of severe chest and abdominal pain. Upon examination the attending physician performs and EKG, chest x-ray, and an abdominal and chest clinical examination and finds nothing. Assuming, she is drug seeking he sends her home. She comes back to the ER 4 hours later and now you see the patient. She explains that she was running track this

A 44-year-old patient presents with lump in the chest of approximately 2 cm in diameter. There is a slight dimple over the location of the lump and when the lump is manipulated it seems to be attached to the surrounding tissue. A lumpectomy is performed and the mass is sent to pathology. The pathology report comes back and the mass is confirmed to be an estrogen receptor negative, a progesterone receptor negative and a her2/neu receptor positive breast cancer. What are some of the risk fac...

his week's graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). Analyze pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with selecteddisease states. (PO 1) Differentiate the epidemiology, etiology, developmental considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical and laboratory manifestations of specific disease processes. (PO 1) Examine the way in which homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatoryphysiological mechanisms can be supported and/or altered throughspecific therapeutic interventions. (PO 1, 7...

Week 6: Dermatologic and Musculoskeletal Disorders - Discussion Part One